Thanks for the compliments everyone!
It is pretty satisfying. The boat is "stitch and glue" and the bottom is flat.
The reason for building this boat was...at the time i couldn't afford a boat of it's size, so i started looking at ones to build, i finally came across Tracy o'brien's plan on the internet
(here is his link http://www.tracyobrien.com/showcat.asp?id=2
). And it all kind of clicked. it was the size of boat i wanted, i could buy here and there when i could afford it, it took relativly low power to make it operate, and to top it off from the reports i was given from a couple other people that built the boat it was supposed to be very seaworthy. So that is why i origanally started the project.
Once i started the boat i made a few decisions and altered the plans some.
The bottom of the boat is 3/4 of an inch thick (a layer of 1/2" ply. and then a layer of 1/4") and is covered with 18oz. of fiberglass cloth and to top that i used an expoxy/graphite coating, so in short the bottom should be pretty tough. The sides are made of 3/8" marine plywood also coated in fiberglass (only 6oz. on the sides) and the transom is a full 2" thick ( 1 1/2" dug. fir and 1/4 marine on each side, so plenty heavy duty). The top rails are 3/4" x 3/4" mahog. strips. The boat without the motor weighs around 600 lbs. so she's fairly light. With the 40 motor she pop's right out of the water and is on plane within a boat length.
Well, i've probably rambeled on enough.
Thanks again for the compliments.
chumsalmon