: The fingers are better but I took the night off last night. Hopefully tonight
: I'm going over to check on Mikey to see what chaos he's presiding over
: with his turbo build Night Heron. Turns out he's only about 10 minutes
: away from my house. I've got 8 of the 10 hull panels stitched and the
: bulkheads are in. I can see the outlines of a boat starting to take shape
: and I'm getting into a rhythm of drilling and stitching that's working
: well. I'm just keeping my fingers crossed that there's no twist in the
: hull by the time I'm done. I'd sure hate to have to undo all those
: stitches.

If you see a twist in the hull all you have to do is give the hull a twist to correct it. Get someone to hold one end of the hull while you twist the affected end. You shouldn't have to undo any ties at all. If the twist doesn't come out then loosen a few wires until you hav it the way you need it to be. As long as our table is level you should have no problems spotting any twists and setting them straight. It worked for me; it'll work for you. Actually, I lucked out with the VJ. I forgot to check for twisting before I glued the joints. I was very lucky, everything was lined up properly. I was in a rush to get it done. That was while my knee was recouperating after going over the rapid. I didn't even refer to the manual; I winged it from memory. Piece of cake, no?

Robert N Pruden