New to fiberglass please help!

I would like to introduce myself first of all. I am a fishing guide out of Montana, and would like to get into boat building. I have done wooden boats before, but would like it get into fiberglassing. This seems like a very useful site, and hopefully I will be able to help people out on subjects of my knowledge.

I own a drift/dory boat. I am looking to replicate one and was wondering if anybody had any info on fiberglassing and mold making that would make my life easier by any means. the bottom on my boat is about a half inch thick with kevlar reinforcement cloth in the middle. How much fiberglass and what thickness would I use? What epoxies or resins would I use? Anything would help and thank you very much

 

Whoa. That's a lot of questions to answer here. You need to take a course in fiberglass fabrication. Unfortunately I do not know where that would be offered in Montana (my daughter went to MSU Bozeman) But I know some people who might http://www.montanaboatbuilders.com/

I do Know where that sort of thing is offered in Washington State though. Try http://www.skagit.edu/directory.asp_Q_pagenumber_E_209

 

Try these guys.

I was there last spring, the current owner bought the company and has tried to start it back up, I have no clue as to what they are doing right now though.

http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&...pell mt&aq=2v&aqi=g1g-v5&aql=&oq=osprey drift