Time for action — making the boat the proper width and height

Making the boat the right length was pretty easy. The width and height take a few more steps, but it's very similar.

1. Press Numpad 1 to change to the front view. Use Ctrl+MMB to zoom into the reference blocks. Use Shift+MMB to re-center the boat so that you can see all of it.

2. Press A to deselect all the vertices and, using any method discussed in the previous chapter, select all of the vertices on the left of the 3D View.

3. Press G and X to move the left-side vertices in X, till they line up with the wider reference block, as shown in the following image:

   

4. Press A to deselect all the vertices. Select only the right-hand vertices with a method different from the one you used to select the left-hand vertices, and press G and X to move them in X, till they line up with the right side of the wider reference block.

5. Deselect all the vertices, select only the top vertices, and press G and Z to move them in the Z direction, till they line...