Shawn,

The glass is in epoxy. I've never worked with polyester, though folks I knew then were using it.

I can't think of much I'd change on the boat. For every time I've thought it caught too much wind when lightly loaded on open water, there have been a couple of times I was pleased to have the freeboard! Sometimes I've thought that a properly shaped center thwart/yoke would be nice for the carries, but the simple curved thwart I actually put in it has worked well enough that I've let it stay.

I used redwood for the hull. It was conveniently available in long clear lengths. And sitka for the gunwales and a couple of accent strips. I was a little concerned that the spruce might not wear very well as an outer rail, but it's still in good shape.

One other thing I did was put a 'traditional' half round brass stem band over the outer stem. It has taken some of the wear that might otherwise have scuffed up the glass. And it looks good!

Ed