I guess I'm just easy to please because once the shape becomes apparent...either stitch and glue, or strip...I bask in the glory of the boat's appearance. Almost every day I walk out and admire the boat from different angles. If any body else is around I can't keep from grabbing them and pointing out all the fine details of how the boat is made and will look when finished...including my wife, who could care less and thinks I'm a real sick puppy. The whole family thinks every boat is going to sink, regardless of how many I've built, and that I've really only accidently flipped very few. Nice to have that kind of support. Makes me want to go out to the patio where a little one is almost finished...or the garage where the new one is just getting started...and...look...at them. Gotta go to work. Have fun.