haha - glad to help.

My 1st-ever SOF exploded a gunwale scarf after I had the stern deck stringers installed while I was designing the stems. Currently on version 2.0 with lessons learned:

no scarfs
the masik location comes later, not sooner
20 hours on version 2.0 gets you to where 2-3 weeks gets you one version 1.0
lots of notes on things like measurements is a good thing
check everything - even bow lashings need to avoid rib moritices. Don't ask. lol
lashing is SLOW and hurts if you forget to tape/glove hands
stem pieces are indescribably hard without plans/patterns for artistically-challenged IT folks
building 2 boats as a 1st project is disheartening, discouraging and surprisingly valuable as a learning experience.
bleeding fingers do not make things go faster
working in a 90*+ degree shop is thirsty work (I'm in the uninsultaed attic of the woodworking shop I built for my wife)

This thing better float...

Jamie