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Here's a question for the experts...on my Jon boat would I glass the bottom and then attach the runners and then glass over them? Or would I attach the runners and then glass the whole thing at once? Uncle johns plans don't specify... :D

That would be nice...but it's an uncle johns plan...he didn't include a resin amount... :D

So how much would you estimate for a 16' Jon boat with a 46" bottom and 18" sides...I plan on glassing the whole bottom, inside and out as well as the seams. I'm going to tape the seams and then lay the glass on the bottom which will lap over the seams and part way up the sides. My glass for the...

Thanks for the input gentlemen...I just wish I could find a cheaper epoxy source...but thanks for the us composites source...that is the cheapest source I've seen yet. I might go with them...I just got to sit down and do the math for it all. :D

So before anyone jumps down my throat about the advantages of epoxy vs polyester...I know that everyone on here recommends epoxy and love it...etc...etc. However, I have to go with what is readily available to me and stay within my price range.I could order epoxy but I am really considering the...

I can't wait to get started...maybe by the end of summer it'll be done. :D

Thanks for the info there Matt...I guess I never really thought about glass in a strength mindset...I knew what I bought was an "s" glass...but never thought about its strength characteristics. I just am comfortable working with it and know that sometimes it can be a pain to impregnate...but...

Thanks James, I purchased aircraft grade fiberglass...well not that's there is any real difference from an aircraft grade to a marine grade fiberglass...fiberglass is fiberglass really...I just knew the numbers. I got 121 cloth for all the seems and then a 181 cloth to glass the whole bottom and...

Thanks for the reply and I can say that what you are saying rings true with all wood working projects. I've already got my glass just waiting to have the money to buy the epoxy and will probably be going to a local home improvement store soon to pick out my plywood in the next week or...

So I'm new to the board here and I recently ordered my first UJ''s Jon boat plan. I'm getting really excited to start this build...I am a fairly experienced wood worker but have never built a boat. I plan on building the 15' 8" version of the Jon boat...beefing up the transom and making some...