Thanks for all the input.

You all have helped out tremendously.

Let's get back to the stepped hull vs. tradtional hull.

Any thoughts?

No contest. If you can get either one for comparable money, the TS is the one, hands down. Would have loved to have bought a TS Gun but the jump in price from straight to TS was a little more than I could handle at present. However, in the next year or two.......