: I've never heard of that happening to other people (besides you and I).

: That's exactly what I did. I also made the cockpit-area forms a bit taller to
: accommodate my big feet, and give me a bit more storage immediately aft of
: the cockpit.

: I'm 6'-6", 185--so there! I'll let you know how well the design works at
: 18' as soon as I get it in the water in 2 weeks or so. Kent LeBoutillier
: stretched a Guillemot, and had it in the water for the first time this
: past weekend--he said he loves it.

: Shawn

I Also had the same problem I stripped around it on my 17' but I planed it down even on my 19"(under construction). I also could not get the strips to laydown properly in the hollows at the ends on the 17" so I modifed the form to have an outer form which allowed me to use wedges to get the strips where I wanted them.., i think it will give the boat a finer entry/exit line (less wake). Hope to have some pictures up next week.

Greg