thanks guys. hehe, butterbean......
i started over on the hull of the ship several times already. i think it's good enough to start working off of. the pink lines were for reference when i was cutting away at mesh for future openings.
also worked on a few ship deck details when i got tired of working on hull mesh
btw, all of this has been modeled while my computer has been furiously rendering in the background on all cores..... not something i could do with any other render engine...