: I'm about half way through my deck, and I've run into a problem. I've
: discovered that my center strips have pulled about 1/2" to one side
: at the bow, so that I'll have nearly one full strip extra on the other
: side. As my center strips are accent colored, it'll be noticable (at least
: to me). Also, at the pinch at the bow and stern my strips haven't been cut
: well, so that I'll have to patch in some filler wood to repair my
: mistakes.

: I have a fair amount of work in the deck so far, probably in the realm of 20
: hours. I probably have enough extra strips to scrap the deck and start
: over. My question for the forum is, at what point have any of you decided
: to scrap some major work and start over? I'm not looking for a perfect
: boat by any means, but I'm wondering if there's a "tipping
: point" where you've found the imperfections in your build detracting
: from your enjoyment of the boat.

Depends on how anal you are (sorry there's no other word that works quite so well)

I'm in a different position from most, so I sorta have to be grossly anal, it's a curse. Much easier if you can just learn to live with little mistakes, your life will be much happier

Bill H.