As a retired clay sculptor who worked for General Motors, I must say that I’m impressed. Although not as perfect as clay would be, your process produced a fine semblance of the auto that hopefully will suffice for the end customers use. Nice video.
people sayin that iam a skilled man but when i watch something like this i know there are so many talented people out there and a lot to learn from... good job well done
You should use polyvinyl alcohol spray before fiberglass as a mold release. Works amazing and washes off with water. Then you won’t have to clean the foam off the mold. I’m blown away by your work!! Looks amazing!
Hi Danie, I found this American engineer on TH-cam that explains it so nicely how strong the different types of fibreglass is. He calls himself “builder creator “on TH-cam and he is building his own racing car but the way he is going about is simply brilliant. You can certainly learn a lot from Jay. I would love to have your feedback.He also made a clay extruded to partition the mould. Please watch , you will lear a lot from this guy.🇿🇦🇦🇺🇬🇪🇷🇺🇷🇺🇷🇺
Builder creator has good information, there Is another guy, his channel is Neal Bailey studios, he designed and built his own car, it was called the Bailey Blade. I also love also watching his build. Both showed different ways of making their car buck.
@@BroughBuilt SO I for some reason thought that this was now the mould you would use to make many or more than one body shell for race car or cars ,,,a mould so if the guy crashes the car and destroys the left rear quarter you can simply just glass him up a replacement,a mould that you can lay down a jell coat first and the colour you want the car to be ,,then just spray glass and nock out a dozen if you like so you can sell a few on the free market as i know people who would be interested in buying a full set of prefab panels ,,,so if the guy you built thia for destroys the hood or the drivers side door and wing he will not be able to get any replacement parts like or the same as the originals because they will not be available and its not like you will be able to fab up just the door panel or any singular part the same as the original correct ??? so its a one and done and if he damages any of it he has to get a complete new body shell made from scratch ,,,yeah not how i would like to do it . you have done an amazing job,i just thought this was stage one and building the mould not stage one and done ,,,so much effort for something that cant be easily replicated unless you turn it into a mould .
I really want to see this get mounted and finished. I loved this video, and definitely want MORE!!! Please keep showing the progress of this project all the way through to the final product.
I enjoyed every minute of this video what a result in the end. When it started I couldn't see how you were going to capture the beautiful lines of an AM. Cheers Dave
I just would have left some of the foam in; like carved down to structural ribs inside for support and mounting points, or just for thinner outer and inner layers of fiberglass sandwiching a foam core center - wouldn't of added much weight, but could have made the panels super rigid and strong
Great combination of artistry and skill! Somewhere, there is a 14 year old figuring out how to do this with a homebuilt CAD cutter.. scan a model, scale it up, build it.
This is already being done in many industries. Boats, aerospace, blades for wind turbines, automotive, etc. Pretty much anything composite uses multi axis routing to cut patterns from foam. There is some very advanced stuff being done that, unless you are in the industry, you don't ever hear about. Sometimes we scan things but that's usually to bring digitization to legacy products. More often than not, we go right from CAD model to routing.
No need to tell you what you already know. Many people here that have commented, in general, have posted question after question on what I would like to have asked, queried, nd interjected on but they've posted excellent questions. However I will say this...., You have another subscriber to your channel. Thank you for this remarkable and highly educational video.
Truly fantastic! As a one time race car builder in the early seventies, I truly appreciate the hard work and artistry you have shown. You have demonstrated great integrated thinking and deserve great success. I did notice that no one was wearing a face mask when sanding the polystyrene. It gives off micro particles which you are all breathing in. And if any of you are smokers too, it will for sure have a bad outcome. Please take care, you guys are valuable, and I know face masks are a real pain, but the alternative is so much worse!
Yessir, i appreciate this mans ambition, but he needs to do more research, not only the health implications, but the wasted hours by not using a release agent...
I once helped my dad carved a giant 10 foot diameter pepsi bottle caps from styrofoam and even bigger jumbo jet cockpit, it's in the early 80's, he probably the first one using hot wire cutters and airbrush to do large scale 3d styrofoam promotional props in my country. I always thought my dad is some kind of McGiver-y dude. Miss him.
Brilliant job. It's going to look fantastic. It's also moved to the top of my "Jobs I never want to do" list. Expanded polystyrene is second only to glitter for making my skin crawl.
Looks like fun to me. Good idea for making the mold/cast/form. I like working with fiberglass, even if it's a bit messy and stinky. I've not attempted entire car bodies, but have done door panels and subwoofer enclosures. A guy taught me how to create body kits (ground effects) for any car, but haven't tried that yet. He used drywall mud over plywood to create the forms, then made a reverse of it and laying the fiberglass up in the reverse.
Life is a learning curve and I always say”steal with the eye and learn from the masters. You could have been a sculptor.I like your way of doing things, the simple but efficient way. But us South Africans are like that. Thanks Danie.
This craftsmanship and pure skill is incredible! I've always wanted to do this (but would likely just CNC from foam) but this is a level I can't fathom.
This video proves that amazing shapes can be built using readily available materials, along with a lot of skill and labor. Very inspiring, thanks for sharing!
"just sand down" lol, there is NOTHING EASY WHATSOEVER about 'sanding down a completely rough car body. I know because I have done it, and i will NEVER do it again. I make molds that are thin and 'throw away', when thin, they will warp within a week, so you must use them immediately and then they are junk, but you get a smooth good part once, maybe twice. OMG, you removed all the foam, wtf are you doing? That gives it all the strength!! You need 1/2 thick and then thin glass on the inside, and its super strong. You made it weak after all that work. oh boy.
Support can still be added but remember it is going to be mounted on a tube chassis. Once the body is in place and the relationship between the body and frame are established inner support structure can be glassed in. That support structure can be made to function as a attachment to the chassis and also a strengthening system for the outer body structure. I am betting that is his plan, it would be mine. At this point if he ads in an inner support structure it may need to be removed in many places due to interference with the chassis. Just makes sense to hang the body on the chassis making the mounts to the chassis also the inner support structure. I am also wondering how the windshield will be mounted as at 200 mph that mounting system will need to be vary strong. I have ideas on how to do that but cant wait to see his method.
@@robert5 The foam weighs nothing and already supports the body perfectly. I've had racecar with floppy doors and hoods and fenders to save weight. Sure but in this case he just removed it all for no reason whatsoever. Just dumb, sorry if I tell it like I see it and not some fanboy.
@@murraymadness4674 Nah your right, everyone commenting has no idea, just see something that looks like a Aston and are all giddy... They took years off their lives by not wearing any PPE, the end result is going to take WEEKS of bodywork, and its waaay to flimsy to handle an aerodynamic loads, or even sand properly for that matter. They used no release agent... I could go on and on... I work with carbon fiber aircraft and this is a child's idea of what working with composites is... I've even made my own one off pieces for my own projects and I spent literally weeks making one carbon fiber tail piece for a motorcycle...
This vid was really fun to watch. I was unsure at the start when your wire cutter didn't span the entire car as in foam wing construction but you showed me! Outstanding work and I'm just amazed at how you made your vision into reality in foam for goodness sakes! Great job!
Wow, nice, doing something similar but as a boat rigth now. Fascinating build, I am using Xps in hope for a smooth finish. Lots of useful tips, thx for that!!! Can`t believe seein someone somewhere else using nearly my method at exactly the same time! Wow. Very motivating. I have to watch this amazing build again now.
The vision you have to have to create this masterpiece is unbelievable. I am a woodworker and can make just about anything out of wood and enjoy every minute doing it. You have to go to another place and block everything out so you are in the right frame of mind to accomplish such a feat. Great job!
When I was manufacturing bodies for a Radio Controlled car accessory manufacturer this was the same process we used, on a smaller scale of course, from 1/12 to 1/5th scale actually, :). Even though I went back to automotive repair because it pays better, they now have made well over 100 different R/C bodies. The full-scale version is Very cool!
This may well be one of the most interesting videos you've ever published on YT. I was fascinated and definitely learnt something from your video. 👌👍👍👍11/10 Thanks cheers Paul
Very educational I'am thinking about this approach to a problem I'am having and I appreciate the time and effort that went into this video! Cheers Mate!
Amazing work. I've built landscapes this way and thankfully I didn't have to worry about symmetry. I'd suggest an overhead laser projecting a grid would make it easier to see the curves as they develop.
If you calculate the wall insulation foam that costs like 2$ per 2square meters then you can buy lets say for about 30$ the foam, glue for 5$ and remaining 15$ you can buy a small bucket of filler and sand paper. 50$ total of course the resin and fiberglass for the entire car will cost you like 300$ approximately
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@@DominoSixO But the skill is priceless. I've been building custom parts, molds, and bodies for decades. Have you? PS: WTF is a "sasi boy"?
I've been building airplanes, boats from foam and 3D modeling for decades, so yes, I have too. I know some people overexaggerate with prices and skills when they never been in such fields
Thanks dude, I’m embarking on a project and mild building/layup is a part I’ve been trying to nut out before I start. I’ll be utilising a CNC router for shape but your layup method and finishing is mean as!
You did it just right. The carbon fiber is much stronger in a multi directional lay up, however carbon is so stiff it does break rather than bend. If you could get some "S" glass, it would be as strong as the carbon, but would bend like your lay up. Coming from the sailing and catamaran world, a lot of people want carbon boats until they bump into the fuel dock and write off their boat. Flexible fiberglass with carbon stiffeners is the best of both worlds. Of course, vacuum bagged infusion or pre-pregs would be even better.
This is what TH-cam was made for, instant sub.
YES! 14 is WISE
Might have been long, but you had my attention fixed the whole time. Excellent work guys.
Glad you enjoyed it!
Ironically that's the same thing my GF said on our 3rd date Of course that's also the last time Cheers WiLLeTT
As a retired clay sculptor who worked for General Motors, I must say that I’m impressed. Although not as perfect as clay would be, your process produced a fine semblance of the auto that hopefully will suffice for the end customers use. Nice video.
yeah it looks like what as a student we used to do to load the clay on.
people sayin that iam a skilled man but when i watch something like this i know there are so many talented people out there and a lot to learn from... good job well done
Your profile civic is beautiful 👍
@@zackmoore147 thanks bradda check out my typer build
100% agree.
@@zackmoore147 thank you ♥️
Who says you are a skilled man?
There is one thing that impressed me. You clean the workspace between stages of the build! 😀
You should use polyvinyl alcohol spray before fiberglass as a mold release. Works amazing and washes off with water. Then you won’t have to clean the foam off the mold. I’m blown away by your work!! Looks amazing!
Hi Danie, I found this American engineer on TH-cam that explains it so nicely how strong the different types of fibreglass is. He calls himself “builder creator “on TH-cam and he is building his own racing car but the way he is going about is simply brilliant. You can certainly learn a lot from Jay. I would love to have your feedback.He also made a clay extruded to partition the mould. Please watch , you will lear a lot from this guy.🇿🇦🇦🇺🇬🇪🇷🇺🇷🇺🇷🇺
Great stuff! I will go check out his channel thanks!
Yep,I've watched a lot of his stuff Haswell, he covers so much and so much detail,and tips and tricks and how to correct mistakes.
Proudly south African ✔️ . Where in SA are u based?@@BroughBuilt
Builder creator has good information, there Is another guy, his channel is Neal Bailey studios, he designed and built his own car, it was called the Bailey Blade. I also love also watching his build.
Both showed different ways of making their car buck.
@@BroughBuilt SO I for some reason thought that this was now the mould you would use to make many or more than one body shell for race car or cars ,,,a mould so if the guy crashes the car and destroys the left rear quarter you can simply just glass him up a replacement,a mould that you can lay down a jell coat first and the colour you want the car to be ,,then just spray glass and nock out a dozen if you like so you can sell a few on the free market as i know people who would be interested in buying a full set of prefab panels ,,,so if the guy you built thia for destroys the hood or the drivers side door and wing he will not be able to get any replacement parts like or the same as the originals because they will not be available and its not like you will be able to fab up just the door panel or any singular part the same as the original correct ??? so its a one and done and if he damages any of it he has to get a complete new body shell made from scratch ,,,yeah not how i would like to do it .
you have done an amazing job,i just thought this was stage one and building the mould not stage one and done ,,,so much effort for something that cant be easily replicated unless you turn it into a mould .
I really want to see this get mounted and finished.
I loved this video, and definitely want MORE!!!
Please keep showing the progress of this project all the way through to the final product.
Same here I was hoping to see a 2nd video
So glad you put some music soundtrack over the ambient noises. I can imagine how you struggled with the “screeching” of the polystyrene. 😀
😁😁
Just realized you've been posting videos for 5 years and you only have 20K subscribers? How is this possible - This channel has to blow up soon!!
I enjoyed every minute of this video what a result in the end. When it started I couldn't see how you were going to capture the beautiful lines of an AM. Cheers Dave
Thanks Dave
I just would have left some of the foam in; like carved down to structural ribs inside for support and mounting points, or just for thinner outer and inner layers of fiberglass sandwiching a foam core center - wouldn't of added much weight, but could have made the panels super rigid and strong
Only 10 minutes in and more design shape than the Tesla Cybertruck. Excellent!
Pretty sure the cyber truck wasn’t made for earth. As usual Elon is testing what he plans to send to mars on earthlings
The Cybertruck looks like one of my design projects in school that I forgot about, until 10pm the night before it was due. 😂
This is the BEST thing iv seen on the internet for years!! Such a clever Guy loved every second of it 👌
If this is the easy method, I would hate to see the hard method! Great skills needed here, and great skills you have.
Great combination of artistry and skill! Somewhere, there is a 14 year old figuring out how to do this with a homebuilt CAD cutter.. scan a model, scale it up, build it.
This is already being done in many industries. Boats, aerospace, blades for wind turbines, automotive, etc. Pretty much anything composite uses multi axis routing to cut patterns from foam. There is some very advanced stuff being done that, unless you are in the industry, you don't ever hear about. Sometimes we scan things but that's usually to bring digitization to legacy products. More often than not, we go right from CAD model to routing.
Anyone with wood working tools and a 2d CNC router can turn a cad model into a mold or buck.
I saw the Dtype build and, to say the least, I was really impressed. Noe you are doing this. You're a clever fella.
Hehe thanks😁
Holy cow danie, your sculpting skills are immense. Great work guys 👍
Thank you very much
especially when he took the saw to it ! Cutting the wheel arches and doors out, yea, I would have been anxious for sure !
@@BroughBuiltthis vid is going to the moon! You deserve it man 👍👍 please build a Aston race car for yourselfs!
No need to tell you what you already know. Many people here that have commented, in general, have posted question after question on what I would like to have asked, queried, nd interjected on but they've posted excellent questions. However I will say this...., You have another subscriber to your channel. Thank you for this remarkable and highly educational video.
Truly fantastic! As a one time race car builder in the early seventies, I truly appreciate the hard work and artistry you have shown. You have demonstrated great integrated thinking and deserve great success. I did notice that no one was wearing a face mask when sanding the polystyrene. It gives off micro particles which you are all breathing in. And if any of you are smokers too, it will for sure have a bad outcome. Please take care, you guys are valuable, and I know face masks are a real pain, but the alternative is so much worse!
Yessir, i appreciate this mans ambition, but he needs to do more research, not only the health implications, but the wasted hours by not using a release agent...
Amazing work… would love to see it painted and installed.
I'd love to see the next step too!
Ok, this is one of the coolest projects I've seen lately! Bucket list updated.
Holy shit mate! You are soooo amazingly talented. Thanks for allowing us to watch a master craftsman in the process.
Thank you for watching!
not master craftman, this need be only artist can make all sculps curves good, need good eye can make curves good.
This is insane! Your the most talented artist craftsman I’ve ever seen.
I once helped my dad carved a giant 10 foot diameter pepsi bottle caps from styrofoam and even bigger jumbo jet cockpit, it's in the early 80's, he probably the first one using hot wire cutters and airbrush to do large scale 3d styrofoam promotional props in my country. I always thought my dad is some kind of McGiver-y dude. Miss him.
that was sick! can't believe how accurate you got everything with one attempt and no filler.
Brilliant job. It's going to look fantastic. It's also moved to the top of my "Jobs I never want to do" list. Expanded polystyrene is second only to glitter for making my skin crawl.
This was the most interesting car/build video I have seen on TH-cam. Amazing skills indeed. Thank you.
Most impressive, on many levels! ...and inspiring - looking forward to seeing the finished car.
Looks like fun to me. Good idea for making the mold/cast/form. I like working with fiberglass, even if it's a bit messy and stinky. I've not attempted entire car bodies, but have done door panels and subwoofer enclosures. A guy taught me how to create body kits (ground effects) for any car, but haven't tried that yet. He used drywall mud over plywood to create the forms, then made a reverse of it and laying the fiberglass up in the reverse.
Life is a learning curve and I always say”steal with the eye and learn from the masters. You could have been a sculptor.I like your way of doing things, the simple but efficient way. But us South Africans are like that. Thanks Danie.
without profiles it will never be symmetrical. unless you are an sculptor artist with a great eye
Yes, super easy. I actually built along while watching, got a Viper done in 20 minutes
This craftsmanship and pure skill is incredible! I've always wanted to do this (but would likely just CNC from foam) but this is a level I can't fathom.
Awesome!! Thank you for sharing this wonderful method!!
I learned so much watching this! Thank you! Your test strips experiment was also brilliant. Wow!
My mouth was open for nearly all of the video. Outstanding job... 😮😮😮
This video proves that amazing shapes can be built using readily available materials, along with a lot of skill and labor. Very inspiring, thanks for sharing!
I’m Speechless!!!! Except brilliant idea!!!!
Excellent channel!
I truly enjoyed this episode so thank you for this ☺
What a beast, absolutely incredible work
Amazing! High end skill with low end tools? Huge respect!!👍🏁
Even though I am 73 years old, I wanted to become your apprentice! Fantastic job!!!!
"just sand down" lol, there is NOTHING EASY WHATSOEVER about 'sanding down a completely rough car body. I know because I have done it, and i will NEVER do it again.
I make molds that are thin and 'throw away', when thin, they will warp within a week, so you must use them immediately and then they are junk, but you get a smooth good part once, maybe twice. OMG, you removed all the foam, wtf are you doing? That gives it all the strength!! You need 1/2 thick and then thin glass on the inside, and its super strong. You made it weak after all that work. oh boy.
Support can still be added but remember it is going to be mounted on a tube chassis. Once the body is in place and the relationship between the body and frame are established inner support structure can be glassed in.
That support structure can be made to function as a attachment to the chassis and also a strengthening system for the outer body structure. I am betting that is his plan, it would be mine.
At this point if he ads in an inner support structure it may need to be removed in many places due to interference with the chassis. Just makes sense to hang the body on the chassis making the mounts to the chassis also the inner support structure.
I am also wondering how the windshield will be mounted as at 200 mph that mounting system will need to be vary strong. I have ideas on how to do that but cant wait to see his method.
@@robert5 The foam weighs nothing and already supports the body perfectly. I've had racecar with floppy doors and hoods and fenders to save weight. Sure but in this case he just removed it all for no reason whatsoever. Just dumb, sorry if I tell it like I see it and not some fanboy.
@@murraymadness4674 Nah your right, everyone commenting has no idea, just see something that looks like a Aston and are all giddy... They took years off their lives by not wearing any PPE, the end result is going to take WEEKS of bodywork, and its waaay to flimsy to handle an aerodynamic loads, or even sand properly for that matter. They used no release agent... I could go on and on... I work with carbon fiber aircraft and this is a child's idea of what working with composites is... I've even made my own one off pieces for my own projects and I spent literally weeks making one carbon fiber tail piece for a motorcycle...
This vid was really fun to watch. I was unsure at the start when your wire cutter didn't span the entire car as in foam wing construction but you showed me! Outstanding work and I'm just amazed at how you made your vision into reality in foam for goodness sakes! Great job!
Incredible. Thanks for showing the process
Impressive work !
You're an amazing artist. From a model car, I wouldn't have believed it if you didn't video it.
Wow, nice, doing something similar but as a boat rigth now. Fascinating build, I am using Xps in hope for a smooth finish. Lots of useful tips, thx for that!!! Can`t believe seein someone somewhere else using nearly my method at exactly the same time! Wow. Very motivating. I have to watch this amazing build again now.
Well, this is one of your finest projects and the result is amazing. I love your approach to the detail and the outcome speaks for itself.
The vision you have to have to create this masterpiece is unbelievable. I am a woodworker and can make just about anything out of wood and enjoy every minute doing it. You have to go to another place and block everything out so you are in the right frame of mind to accomplish such a feat. Great job!
Brilliant Dani, that’s some exceptional works thinking out of the box .
No longer work shop but now pure art,well done.
I like it😁
Fascinating process you have. And a very good artist I love it.
You're an artist. Incredible!
Have done this quite a few times now myself but never in that scale. Amazing work that's going to look the dogs.
Nice to see the use of all the appropriate PPE like dust masks while cutting, sawing, and sanding all that toxic stuff...
WOW just an outstanding job guys. Love the thought process and sequence of steps and how quickly and accurately you were able to knock this out. 👍🏻
When I was manufacturing bodies for a Radio Controlled car accessory manufacturer this was the same process we used, on a smaller scale of course, from 1/12 to 1/5th scale actually, :). Even though I went back to automotive repair because it pays better, they now have made well over 100 different R/C bodies.
The full-scale version is Very cool!
This was incredible to watch! Great work!
Awesome educational video Im going to make a mini supercar body to fit a gokart and your method scaled down will be the way to go thanks !
This may well be one of the most interesting videos you've ever published on YT. I was fascinated and definitely learnt something from your video. 👌👍👍👍11/10 Thanks cheers Paul
Wow - Impressive. What a talent.
Awesome video Dannie!!!
Amazing work! Truly a craftsman.
Dude... I can't wait for more content like this it's very inspiring and full of great ideas!!!
Doing SA proud. My new favorite channel!! Keep up the great work
Very enjoyable video! 👍👍👍😎
This was truly amazing! I've never seen something like this. The shell looks great. Thanks for the video!
Awesome! Can't wait to see cross the finish line.
Always inspirational, you never fail to impress in your videos!
This is an awesome project, job well done ❤❤
Saved to watch later. I've been looking forward to this one since your first teaser.
Awesome!
Wow absolutely amazing how you doing this race cars body. Thanks for sharing.
Very impressive 👏 you are a modern day michael angelo.
A pleasure to watch. Learned so much.
Okay this is just too amazing! I need to learn how to build some cool stuff! There is so much wisdom in the world
This is absolutely insane, very well done mate
Thanks so much for sharing - quite a fascinating process.
Very much enjoy the process of this build. Keep posting great content.
nah fam. you are just too talented. That is some serious hard work
Very educational I'am thinking about this approach to a problem I'am having and I appreciate the time and effort that went into this video! Cheers Mate!
Awesome never seen a coolest method before thanks for sharing🎉🎉
thanks for making the video,great work!
Smashing job. From N Florida USA. Bravo. Subscribed during the Jag build.
Thank you!
My friend you are a true Artist of exceptional caliber!👍❗
So much talent it’s ridiculous 😂😂.
Wow man truly mind blowing this is my first time selling something like this. Bloody awesome work
I don't know what else to say other than that was amazing and you made it look effortless
Wow! Great job!
Awesome! Thanks for sharing.
wel dit is duidelik jy ken van!
Very nice. what an artform
Amazing work. I've built landscapes this way and thankfully I didn't have to worry about symmetry. I'd suggest an overhead laser projecting a grid would make it easier to see the curves as they develop.
Perfect and easy, next time when you see a sasi boy or body shop that tells you it's hard to do, show them this video.
Yeah, it takes less than an hour. Anybody can do it for $50.
If you calculate the wall insulation foam that costs like 2$ per 2square meters then you can buy lets say for about 30$ the foam, glue for 5$ and remaining 15$ you can buy a small bucket of filler and sand paper. 50$ total of course the resin and fiberglass for the entire car will cost you like 300$ approximately
@@DominoSixO But the skill is priceless. I've been building custom parts, molds, and bodies for decades. Have you? PS: WTF is a "sasi boy"?
I've been building airplanes, boats from foam and 3D modeling for decades, so yes, I have too. I know some people overexaggerate with prices and skills when they never been in such fields
I love what you do. Your passion and work ethic is undeniable
Thanks! It is sometimes challenging but luckily video editing can hide all the negatives 😎😎
Thanks dude, I’m embarking on a project and mild building/layup is a part I’ve been trying to nut out before I start. I’ll be utilising a CNC router for shape but your layup method and finishing is mean as!
Wow that’s a lot of talent skill and dedicated hard work. Fantastic results. Well done.
Nice! I want to build a boat and I like your approach. I might try something similar!
You did it just right. The carbon fiber is much stronger in a multi directional lay up, however carbon is so stiff it does break rather than bend. If you could get some "S" glass, it would be as strong as the carbon, but would bend like your lay up. Coming from the sailing and catamaran world, a lot of people want carbon boats until they bump into the fuel dock and write off their boat. Flexible fiberglass with carbon stiffeners is the best of both worlds. Of course, vacuum bagged infusion or pre-pregs would be even better.
great work, great hands!!