: According to my instructions, it's easier to avoid that than doing it as you
: are now discovering.

I'm not exactly sure what you mean by that.... unfortunately, when hurricane Isabel launched the two halves of the boat independant of each other, it also launched your instructions. The two halves of the boat were recovered and relatively unharmed. I think the instructions are about half way to China by now.

When the water rose in the garage, it damaged the wooden garage doors. Actually, I think it was more the beating it was getting from debris being pounded into them from the outside. Regardless, when the water receded, the boat halves were big enough to get hung up on stuff, but the instructions, along with lots of other stuff, floated away. But, everything has a bright side, and in this case, it's that I now have LOTS more room in my garage to use for building boats! Half my crap is gone, so I can actually move around the boat without stepping over stuff and squeezing through tight spaces!

Getting back on topic with the End Pours, frankly, I don't recall what the instructions said about them, although I read them numerous times before I started working on the boat.

I should finish the outside seams Saturday, and could be ready for the End Pours on Sunday..... I'm getting so close to being done and able to paddle the boat that I can taste it!!!!!

With the inside seams done and thus the two halves "joined", I have to say that the lines of the boat are sweet and are not a disappointment in the slightest! All things considered (work, kids activities, etc) I'm shooting for a launch date of Saturday, January 31. That will give me about 2 months to get accustomed to the boat before I take a week long trip to Tybee, where I'll be doing day paddles all week long.

Rick