[Sabreman]

Excellent job and a very creative solution. I'm not sure what I would have done in you shoes, but now I have a great idea filed in my cluttered memory. Good work!

One suggestion for the future is that when using the hammer, use a piece of 1/2" plywood as a backer. This will prevent distortion of the underlying material. In this case, it didn't matter because the hull was clearly thick enough. But if you were removing something on a nice wood like teak ply, you could end up with indentations or crushed material.

Just a habit that I've formed after buggering too many surfaces (wallboard, fine wood, etc.)