: Hi All;

: After suffering through the time warp imposed by my $#%! sheer-to-sheer
: swoops, I have finally completed the bow & aft sections. They might
: look good, but I will never again do in this way - - It was a lot of
: frustrating fitting of narrow strips steamed & bent & twisted
: & beveled, you get the idea. Nick and Joe were right, find some other
: way to do it. Besides, if you don't do it this way, it might leave me with
: a one-of-a-kind creation! ;-) BTW, thanks Hank & especially Dale for
: the encouragement to keep on a-plugging . . . Yes, it's done now.

: If you want to see more of my slooooow progress, take the link below and
: select "Deck Construction" and jump to the bottom.

: Best Regards, Spidey

Hey Spidey

You ever hear women say they can't remember the pain of childbirth, once the baby is in their arms?? Well, my guess is that once this creation hits the water( if you get the nerve ) You are going to have a major case of the BIG HEAD and will forget all the difficulty of the first attempt and You will never go back to building just plain ole boats again. Ask Joe ! He probably gets someone else to build the plain ones. It's a pride thing! Mark My Word !! You have the hard part done, now, it will become second nature. You have just become another boat building WIZARD, or to some of us 60's Californians, a GURU. Great work. When you starting YOUR living room collection?? Right now, Huh??

Rehd