Well, by Thursday I had not received the Fax confirming the stern rail order on Monday, so I called Tops In Quality. He apologetically said he'd check into it, and by lunchtime I had a Fax confirmation in my hands. Due date for the stern rail on the Fax says 08-28-06, four weeks after I was finally able to place my order. We'll see.
Weather report looks good for this weekend. We'll see how much I can get done. After some stupid questions on the forum and pointers from Tim, I'm thinking I really need to do some more grinding on my panels and the inner skin of the deck. Once again, I think I went about it a bit too gingerly... Live and learn.