Thanks Dan,

I've been following along with you build from the start. Sadly, I started about the same time as you and am only to this point. If only i didn't have to work for a living, haha. Thanks for the reasurance, i'll definately place at least some of the internal forms into the hull before i spot weld.

: My shop is in the final stages of building a modified HNH. I
: stitched the hull together back in mid-September.
:
: http://clearstreamwood.com/WordPress/projects/2010-neytiri-hnh/building-plywood-hull

: Yes, you do have to force the ends of the bottom together. The
: panels have to twist about 45-60 degrees over those few feet.

: The side panels should be fairly tight against the external forms.
: You are wiring the panels to them after all. BUT they mostly
: just hold the hull. It's more important that the panels fit
: tightly to the INTERNAL FORMS. Those are absolute and will be
: used to build the deck. Before I injected any epoxy into the
: joints I wired in the full internal forms. They're located at
: the same positions as the external ones. Pull the internal ones
: out with the wires before you run your fillets.

: Any questions, let me know.