that step 3 was a gross miscalculation, it's gong to cost me some time, by the way the hull is built with 3/16 birch for the tub sides and 1/8 or 1/16 for the bottom and top(or you can use 1/32 for the top) if you choose to use 1/16 for the boat bottom you will need to add 1/16 more to the bottom of the entire Ski. you can avoid that by using 1/8 for the bottom of the hull......you choose