I would be scared to use a power plane for smoothing the outside. They can be pretty aggressive.

For the inside - cover a curved piece of foam with 36 to 50 grit sand paper. I like the block plane better, but for the hardest places to reach, I've used course sandpaper to good effect.

> Has anyone used an electric hand held plane to smooth the outside of the
> deck an hull ? Also what are some other options for smoothing the inside
> of the boat if one does not want to take the time to completely regrind a
> block plane to accomodate the curved surface ?? TIA Peter