RE: Billing's 'Banckert'
Don,
The 'Bankert' has been the only Billing's kit I've built, so, can only say that the 'great' instructions must be particular to that kit only (no one can be that bad with instructions and do a lot of 'bid-nez', right?). The kit has been around for some time so I figure things have changed since it was first designed, but not up-dated. There are 'things' about it that I think could be better, like the wood for instance, but also have to say that my lack of experience has a lot to do with that feeling. It's a nice boat, not really a 'bad' kit, and after doing two of them, a third would be much easier (sort of like cheating, huh?). Don't just 'think' you know exactly what it says, 'know' what they're really trying to tell you then figure out how to do it. Sometimes that means thinking through more than one step at a time, and maybe not doing it in exactly the order they recomend. Lots of thinking helps a lot!
- 'Doc
PS - Sound like an expert's advice? Yeah, right! I wish...