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I finally had some time to work on finishing the large sheet for the bottom. It is now glued and screwed to the frame, roughly 160 screws later. The bevel in the front where the bow pieces will mate with it is also in place. I am working on templates for the bow pieces as well as the fore deck, side deck, side planking etc. in an attempt to match the article and keep the number of plywood sheets down. It is pretty tight so not sure I'll succeed but we'll see.
So far this has been an incredibly fun project and I have learned a lot along the way. If anyone out there would like to build something like this (or this very same one) but is hesitating due to lack of woodworking experience, I'd say go for it. My experience before I started wasn't much at all. And as far as tools goes all I have are: cordless drill, cordless jigsaw, 120v jigsaw and a 10" table saw. Oh, and a bunch of clamps and a pair of saw horses. It really doesn't take all that much. For me, the key has been to take it slow and think things through before doing anything. So far it seems to have worked. And I have also gotten some good advice in this forum.