Glad you liked it ! D <| sep |> He also agreed with the wearing of pants ! <| sep |> I got an email from them this morningit ' s being delivered Tuesday the 29 th . Later than I was hoping for but at least that question is resolved . <| sep |> I guess my concern is whether there are any serious black marks against the Gigabyte compared to the AW 15 1070 which is on a $ 400 sale right now . If there are , I ' ll probably cancel my order and get that . But from what I know which is probably less than what you know , it appears the GB has the edge . <| sep |> Those are called draft marks , they let you know how deep the boat sits in the water . Useful for making sure you can enter a harbor without running aground and also checking your displacement .