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Old 03-29-2006 | 11:01 AM
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LtDoc
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Default RE: Building a first boat kit

pearljam11,
It will probably be a bit more difficult to find, and priced higher than you'd like, but if you like the "Smits", then get one.
Since it'll be the 'first', then count on it being more difficult than you expected. That does NOT mean that you can't do it! It's the normal thing that happens when you're 'new' to something. Having some experience with that line of boats, and being 'new' at the time, I can say that from experience - LOL! There's a lot of, "Why did they do it that way?", "Aww S_ _ _!", "I can do it this way instead of that way.", and "Uh-oh."s envolved, expect them. When you age a bit and look back on them, those things usually turn out to be some of the really fun parts.
And a repeat of some suggestions. Get everything you need before getting started, parts, tools clear spaces, etc. It really does pay off in the long run. The first part of that is a 'joke' though, you'll never know all of what you need before you start, but get close! And the absolutly most important thing is to 'think'...
- 'Doc

Do it! Do it!