: Ha ha, like your Mom and Dad really mind having you around! Is your dad still
: "reverse-engineering" boats for you?

Of course! :-) After I flipped the hull and was preparing to "permanently" set things by gluing the outside seams, he casually remarked about the keel line being buckled. I grudgingly took a look thinking it was nothing and sure enough, the keel line was puckered here and there in an obvious wavy pattern. I had pulled the wires too tight in spots, trying to close all the gaps. Had to relax some of the stitches to straighten things out. He felt bad about causing me to redo things, but in reality, I'm really glad he noticed. I tend to get on a roll sometimes and fail to see the forest for the trees :-)

So the second lesson here is: For those of you with children out there, don't worry. Even when they are well into their 40's, you'll still be their parents (and if they're like me, they'll apreciate it :-)

Bill