The picture link is of my Outer Island that I built. It was my first stripper that I built and it went suprisingly fast due to the fact that there was no strip pattern at all. It doesnt look bad and it paddles great. I am glad that I kept it simple. I think a lot of first timers get in over their heads and the project ends up taking too long. There is the possibility of losing interest or losing your shop space. My advice is keep the first one simple.

http://home.att.net/~c.casazza/pictures/out.jpg