Thanks again for the kind and generous comments. As I've indicated before, those comments, coming from the talented people on this forum, mean a lot. The Bantu Queen was a great learning experience for me. She was my first big conversion (the hull)/scratch build (deck up) project. If nothing else she convinced me that at some point the planning phase needs to stop, put the nerves aside and begin. Thanks so much for taking a look, and I'm very glad you enjoyed what you saw. I hope to be posting additional pieces soon. Richard