: I posted a message a few months ago advising my good luck using a belt sander
: to rough out items which would take long time to shape with a plane. I
: smoothed the inside of my coaming in a few minutes, and recently relieved
: the sharp inside lower aft edge of my deck beam where I kept barking my
: knee. Turned out other people use power tools in the same way.

: Now I want to know what is the smallest belt sander out there, I see 3x18
: paper on the shelf, and also 1" finger sander belts, is there
: anything in between?

: Does anyone else have suggested tools to take off lots of material fast,
: especially on an inside? Other adaptations of power to plywood
: boatbuilding?

Drum sander for a power drill works pretty nice. They can bite though a tear a lot out if you aren't careful. Also have used some bits for the drill that have teeth that cut into the wood enabling mass removal as well.

Pete czerpak albany, NY

PS. all require a fair bit of caution to not cut the important parts of the yak though.