Great report Paddy, sure are a lot of objects in the SMC and especially a treat with your dark skies and 16" mirror! the LMC I imagine is quite memorable with such a combo.
How does NGC 1365 look from your location? From here it is .... well a big pile of nothing
I've made a sketch of NGC 253 last weekend, some detail was visible in ordinary transparency and seeing so rapt about that.