I am, however, the red's fast & easy and just requires me typing in a credit card number. I could have instant gratification. The wood requires effort and will probably take a while before I halt my busy forum posting schedule to figure out what I'm going to do and do it.

The wherry looks great - how long is it? my boat's been chopped down a bit because I complained the deck was going to be too high, and while it's got great 2ndary stability and you can basically lean it to an inch of the top - I haven't wanted to take it out unfinished because of water splashing in. I typically paddle the blue boat in the pictures - which is maybe 15.5 feet long, and isn't the greatest boat for going fast & straight in, however it turns at the drop of a hat... (It is an excellent boat for going out in waves though)... The wood boat's 17 foot long and should have a lot more carrying space and be faster.

Having the 2 plastic boats means that the wood boat isn't progressing as fast as it would if I didn't have an alternative...