: nick's plans say that the front of the cockpit is 95.5 inches from the bow.
: iv'e penciled it on the deck that way and it seems to me that with a
: cockpit that is 29.5 inches long there is going to be a lot more bow than
: there is stern. the rear of the cockpit is about twenty inches aft of the
: balance point of the boat. is this correct, or am i building a bird
: watcher????

Twenty inches from the center or balance to the rear of the cockpit opening sounds a bit high. Nick's book says that distance should be 14-16 inches. I would recommend moving it forward, but I haven't built a Guillemot yet.

Either way, the consequences are not that drastic. If the cockpit is too far back, it will have a minor effect on the speed, but you won't have to worry about weathercocking, even in a hurricane. If the cockpit is a bit too far forward, it will probably make the boat a little more difficult to accelerate, and more of a tendency to weathercock. However, the problem is easily overcome with a little bit of ballast in the rear hatch compartment. It's amazing how only a half gallon of water slid to the rear of the boat can change the balance and overcome improper cockpit placement.