Well, me and my little helper got an initial coat of paint on most of it... still have some edges to hit, a couple of "back sides" we ran out of time for, and all will have to have a second coat, but its progress :-)

There are a LOT of pieces of this thing (45 or so)... keeps seeming like something could be simplified, although so far I haven't really figured out what.

My plywood is el-cheapo... and it shows when painting it... its not nearly as smooth as I thought. Ah well, it will still float (I hope). This is a trial/fun activity more than something I'm going to sell... and I bet it will be just as servicable.