: I spoiled most of my fun with some pine strips for accents, that stuff would
: not sand and the grain was all over the place so couldn't hardly plane it.
: I will opt for a little better match of woods next time!

: Sounds like you are right behind me and about to pass. I put the glass on the
: inside of the hull saturday morning and the temperature dipped this
: weekend so I have it on horses in my den, couldn't heat the garage.

I am also learning the hard way the importance of grain orientation. I set the two center strips aside on purpose to use for the keel line because I thought they looked cool. What I am finding is that I won't be able to sand them the same as the rest of the hull but will need to either plane them or scrape them with a paint scraper.
I just got lucky I guess on the rest of the boat because I really wasn't paying that much attention to the direction of the grain on the boards I was using.

I still have a long way to go to catch up with you. I'm just starting to fill in the cockpit and have the vertical part of the coaming etc before starting to glass. No rush though, its better to take your time and enjoy it!