Pleasure's all mine re: this forum. Didn't see your CT at Riddell's; is it in an enclosed hangar? The boss is keen on an RV7a, but I'm not keen on all that riveting. Might look into buying a built one. The major reason for building is so I can maintain it myself. However, my Cherokee only costs about $2K annually for maintenance so I need to weigh up this cost applied to an RV7 vs the opportunity cost of spending 800 hours in the shed.
BTW, we are making the long haul to Echuca on Saturday, so will probably see you there.