Of course you are crazy -- but you are in good company. You will save some time in finishing and you should have an easier time doing the inside of the boat and you will have a nice tool for other projects. .188 is quite thin to start but, if your forms are well placed, you should be fine.
good luck
don
: I am getting ready to build my second Wee Robbie double paddle
: canoe. I have just purchased a Performax(Jet) 1020 sander. After
: cutting the strips, I plan to run each side thru the sander to a
: finish of .188 thickness. I think having no blade marks and
: uneveness in the strips will save a lot of time in the final
: fairing and finishing. I have two more operations to get out a
: strip and I spent $700, am I crazy?
: Bob Drew