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My Favorite boat book a must for all you DIY boat guys. see web link below for the "Professional Boat Builder"

http://www.proboat.com/

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Thanks, Skool...that looks purdy good, bookmarked it for future use...what I'm REALLY lookin' for is the equivalent of ''Fiberglassing For Dummies''...I need something that assumes I know NOTHING (which is a correct assumption) about fiberglassing...only thing I've found was TOO technical (do I relly need to be a chemistry major to do this?) and bored me to snores and lost interest in the text B4 gettin' to the ''how-to''....if ya ever run across REALLY BASIC ''How-To'' guide for the ''intellectualy challenged'' :P, would appreciate it... ;)...
 
Regarding fiberglassing. See West System at westsystem.com. I built a rowboat out of wood and used their stuff the glass it. Though messy, it was not too difficult. The finished product was outstanding.

Pro Boat Builder is pubished by the guys that make Wooden Boat magazine, which is also an outstanding publication. Wooden boat folks are as fanatical as we are about V20's.
 
I second that emotion, West Sysytems website or at West Marine (no relation) there is an entry level figerglass book that is one of the best I have ever seen
 
The Fiberglass Boat Repair Manual
by Allan Vaitses.

It's a very good book on the fundamentals and I recommend it highly.
 
Corvette Fiberglass repair books are good too.

One excellent boat book if you can find it is an old but great book by Edwin Monk written in 1973 called " Modern Boat Building"
 
I glass in the winter time too when it's not going to be below freezing for a couple days and nights. Best to not glass below 58* but can be done as low as 42* and no colder for a couple days.
 
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