I remain patient with regard to spamming. I am more annoyed at the spam volume within the Trips Forum. By far, I prefer your layout over the CLC's changes. I will continue to tolerate the spam nuisance and keep building/paddling and posting. Nick, I got the panels on the NH S&G glued last weekend: they look wonderful. I will be tracing out the duplicate panels this week and expect to start tying things together next week. I decided to produce one set of the long panels then use them as templates for the second set in order to ensure that the opposite panels for the hull are exactly the same. I am excited about this build as I have created panels that are by far, the best I have made from plans to date. The lines are smooth, evenly shaped and down right sexy. My sweetheart has been watching me work and excited to see it all shape up into a cool looking kayak. I will post pictures some time this week of the progress I have made so far. Here's working toward an