and done a rebuild on a hurricane damaged 34 foot tri. Turns out I was the only boat worker in several hundred miles who knew HOW to do it.

The big thing is the work has to be done carefully, so whoever is doing the job HAS to know what he's doing. And it's not quick. On a curved hull, each strip has to be spiled to the one before for a close fit. Usually with either a small router and jig, or a block plane.

In the last 10 years, I've built some 15 boats, from 6 foot dinghies, to a 22 foot cat ketch, both for myself and for customers- all wood composite construction.

You can pay someone minimum wage to lay up glass- wouldn't want to do that in wood composite construction.

Tom- that looks like some beautiful work.