I like that you opted to remove the bow keel stringer. Had You been doing your build before me, I may have done the same. The idea never occurred to me until after I posted the completed stringer on here. Oh well. I have never driven my boat so I am not familiar with how I am going to place the ballast, if I use any at all. I am sure I will but I can always modify the boat for ballast in the future. I am just excited to have something to drive around and use again