I notice you're moving in on the bunnies now. They can't be too thrilled about that! The boat sure looks nice. Why is the cockpit opening so big? Are we taking all the neighbor kids out to the snow launch in Dec. and giving rides? If you haven't lately, go back and take a look at the first group of pics you took before starting the rebuild just to appreciate how far you've come.

My fingers are a shredded mess this morning after spending the whole weekend drilling little holes and threading and twisting little pointy ended copper stitches in the boat. I'm worried about stitching up the ends. It's getting awfully crowded with all those stiches and not much room for my fat fingers to get in there. And God help me if the boat ends up twisted and I have to undo any of that stuff. Panels 1,2,and 3 (6 total) along with the bulkheads are together now. Spent about 15 minutes just looking at the curves at the bow and stern of the hull. Sure looks pretty. Anyone know where I can get some leather finger tips?