: we need to be able to laugh at you when you ride that shorebreak in
: and capsize the boat in a foot of water trying to get out before the next
: wave breaks over your stern and floods the cockpit.

... that's exactly what happened when I tried to exit your boat at R2K3! Thanks for all the advice Ben. As you already know, your boat is the one with the 22 degree gunwale angle that I like so much. I will probably use many of the same dimentions. I hope mine turns out half as good as yours.