Hey Ken,
Congrats. on getting your kit!
Geoff and I have just finished taping the inside of our 16Xl's. Ready to glass decks. So far so good. I just have to warn you that even though the kit is very complete, we had to buy extra supplies. Buy a box of rubber gloves(100 count). Get more brushes and stir sticks. There is not enough 6oz fiberglass cloth to cover all the parts they say you should and still do the hull glassing so be prepared to buy more.($$$$) Also not enough 1 1/2 glass tape for all the seems and definitely not enough wood flour to do all the peanut butter work. Get more. Start lining up boat supply stores in your area for these things. Otherwise plan ahead to mail order. Feel free to ask me any questions along the way. Refer to pics I sent link to, to help. Good luck, have fun with it and remember that you are not building a piano.

John in CT