Thanks Rob,

I do rely on your instructions and they are very good and it is almost too good to be true to have the talent and ear of the designer of my boat available on this board. I see that you put considerable effort here to help, encourage and (try) to keep novice builders out of trouble. "People" are, by their very nature a "pain" sometimes .... Noticed you posted an answer (forget the specific thread) that said approx: Depends on if you want a fast sports car or a sedan when it comes to adding the 2nd layer of glass on the outside bottom of the hull." I know everything is in a way "optional" but I would really like to hear more about the effects (weight/strength) of adding (not adding) the 2nd layer. I have already put the 2nd layer on my hull (I followed your instructions:-) but would like to know the facts as much as I could because I have been to your site recently and saw the shooting star for the first time and I am thinking of building it as a companion boat to the N.S. I wonder how much less the S.S weighs than the N.S. And if they could be good paddling companions, like if I paddled the N.S. and my girl the S.S. Also any other relative comparison's of the 2 that you may care to tell us.

The N.S. is coming along real well and I really am interested in doing flush hatches with the rare earth magnets I have read you mention on this board. Any more information available on this method ??

Arthur