: Most of my stripping work is done with a small low angle block
: plane. I have bronze Lie Nielsen that I like because it fits my
: hand well. There are probably better all-round block planes, but
: for tasks involved in stripping a boat, this little one works
: well.

I have the same plane and it's a very nice, extremely handy little tool. A similar option would be the Veritas Apron plane. If I didn't already own the L-N, I'd probably get one of them.
http://www.leevalley.com/wood/page.aspx?c=2&p=46791&cat=1,41182,48942