Grassyness, Capt T! It feels great. It has been a long time comin'.

Re: the foam sandwich - basically it just comes down to time. I would have to make the sheets, then working with them would be like working with plywood, then they would need glassing on both sides.

Versus the planks - rough measure, cut, fit, scribe to exact size, trim, install.

Apparently, I am some kind of carpenters idjit. Trust me when I say about all I can handle warping my mind around is about 4" at a time of the complex shapes that are inside this boat. I've tried! I played with using sheet foam to make some of the interior stuff, and it just wouldn't come together. With the 1x4" planks, once I get just 1 of them in, I then have a straight line to start from, and it is pretty quick, easy, and painless then.

So that begs the question:

Can I still hang out here with you boatwork masters?

I'll post progress pics when it becomes noticeable.

Probably I'll have it figured out after a bit of doing it, but getting started is the thing.