The epoxy shouldn't have stuck to the hard plastic enough to peel your plywood off. If you use the plastic again, try removing it sooner, before the epoxy has cured. I wonder if the plastic had some scratches, and you got a mechanical bond. Back to wax paper or kitchen wrap, eh?

The hot glue will temporarily hold your forms to your hull while you stich and glue your boat. Read through the directions for your Pygmy several times and you'll understand the sequences of your project. Indeed, it helps to read through each step and a few steps in front so that you can anticipate your materiel and time needs, as well as understand what you're being asked to do.

Don't hesitate to give Pygmy a call, either. They have some very competent people answering questions -- all have built Pygmies of their own, and I think most Pygmy kit builders have had pretty good advice from the Pygmies. They're even open on Saturday, when you get deep into a construction issue and there's nobody on the Bulletin Board to answer you emergency question.

Follow Pygmy's instructions on how much hot glue to use -- it can be a bit of a hassle to get the forms out of the boat if you've really laid on the hot glue.

Jim