Hi Lee, I agree with you fully on this point. My question was, if you purchase a kit, isn't there an expectation that they are going to say "Build it this way". With the implication that this is appropriate quality of construction?

I would personally always build from plans, but much of that is because I take as much pleasure in the search for the right tool or wood or glass as I do in the actual building.

> Hi Larry, I figure that even if someone else has designed a boat that I'm
> making it's still My Boat. So with regards to the "CLC boat" you
> can make it any way you want. No glass,lots o glass,some glass,some
> tape,etc. My take on it is to glass the deck with 4oz before installing it
> then glass with 4oz, use hatch spacers on a recessed deck ring to add
> further strength.