Alright, here we go - my first wooden boat; time to get down to business. A double ender w/ transom right out of Roger's book. To date:

1) Read Roger's book (a few times)...Needless to say, essential.

2) Built a model using Auto CAD - see pic below. Let me tell you for those of you who were never to handy or sucessful with model building, I think this is a really nice alternative. As a preface, alls I could ever do with my hand-built models as a kid was to half build them (all botched up - I think small stuff gives me fits). The end result would enivitably be to then shoot them up with a BB gun. Ironically, boat models were definitely the most spectacular especially when on the Monocacy creek and on FIRE (I remember an aircraft carrier in particular).

However, not to be ignored, the modeling thing as Roger suggests is really a good way to wrap your head around the whole project. After this, I finally understood the whole mitre thing and this is comming from a guy who did a decent bit of time in a cabinet shop. Really a good idea and except for a few minor details (like te fly deck and such) it is all done.

3) I used the model, book, and information from this site to develop a materials list. I priced a couple of sources for wood and got a few quotes. For those who have never done this, this is a real pain with great uncertainties especially without a nearby source of marine plywood. I think I found at least an honest source after much prodding and scoping.

So far, it's only consumed a mere 3 months of my life. Looking forward to the next umpteen.

For now, next task: Clean the garage!