martno1fan thank you very much for the invaluable help. I hope my boat looks like the beautiful SASSA when it's finished. If you have experience with this boat and say strakes are not needed then I won't put any (saved me from the hassle). As for the chines, I will follow the plan and leave 0.125'' (3mm) of the sides hanging down (I'm gonna follow your tip for raising the sides too). Then I will fill them with silicone and shape them with my finger. But I have to ask you how accurate is this??? What if the right chine has a bigger cavity than the left one and vice versa? Am I exaggerating?

And something else. Should the sides hang down 3mm accross the full length of the boat or is this ''trick'' applicable to the transom area only?
Yet another question (don't shoot me!!!). what should be the weight of the fiberglass cloth I'm gonna cover the boat with and how many layers should I apply so that the boat is not very heavy?
Sorry for my english (it's not my native language) and for bombarding you with my silly questions...but it's my first boat and I want to get it as accurate as I can!!!


Orestis.

p.s. As for the engine, I was thinking of a zen G26 or G231.