: It's a little bit scarry to post a picture of a S&G, given that all the
: strippers are so cutting edge artists. Nevertheless I do in the spirit
: that "I am a S&G builder and S&G is beautiful : )... sort-off (It
: almost feels like when a guy pulls up to the carwash in his van and the
: SUV guys just give you one of those "I know you really wish you were
: driving a suburban but your wife won't let you" kind of looks). But I
: digress.... I finally finished an Opsrey triple. It took me 5 months to
: complete, but I worked 160 hours. It handles much better that I expected
: (my only other experience has been on rubber boats) and maybe I did not
: need to install the rudder.
: I really want to thank the invaluable assitance of this BBS.
: Thought for the day... Have you ever noticed that strippers show pictures of
: their boats on land, but S&G builders show "action" photos on
: the water? Are we trying to hide a drip or 10?...

Ed, IMHO, The beauty of Stitch and Glue is in the wood, Lines of the vessel and the workmanship of the builder. Never sell yourself short! Your boat is beautiful.
Next time you see an SUV, just laugh thinking how much he or she just paid for gas. "yeah I want one too"
Happy building, Elliott
By the way, whats your next boat?