Ken, sorry if I've made you do the gnashing of teeth bit. But if you had put the model into a competition and only then had the error pointed out I think you'd feel a lot worse than you probably do right now. Assuming that you will be removing and turning the boats around, can I suggest a couple of other things to do while your'e at it? Take the boat rudders off and stow them in the boats. This was SOP, perhaps liners and some others leave the rudders on, but they are easily damaged when lowering...which is why life-boats have a "steering oar". This item is longer than a standard rowing oar, and to differentiate and make recognition in the dark easier, "good practice" has the steering oar housed with the blade pointing aft, and the rowing oars towed with blades pointing forward. I know that fishermen are a law unto themselves, but given the work they do in hazardous conditions I can't believe they would neglect such basic seamanship. Regards. Bryan.