In a message dated 3/30/2004 9:45:10 AM Central Standard Time, chbenneck@juno.com writes: ..............and Steve, the next time I build a stitch and glue boat, I'll use copper wire to hold everything in place and to insure that the alignment is proper. Trying to put sheet rock screws into 1/4" plywood is doing it the hard way! Connie Thanks for the info, Connie. The most lamentable mistake I made on the Piragua was not insuring that the sides are dimensioned exactly the same. I didn't, which produced a slight twist to the stern, on the order of 1/8". I doubt it affects the boat at all, but it drives me crazy every time I see it! Alignment is everything. Steve