Hoz,
You're the 4th guy this year who came here wanting to jump into this type of construction. I sure would like to know how the first 3 made out. Especially the guy who was doing a 100% Kevlar hull. I'll bet he's still trying to sand all those little yellow tassels off.
If you built a stripper you know what it takes to do a single 'glass lamination. Are you ready to do 4 or 5 laminations in a single day? Can you dragoon someone to help with all the squeegie work and a third person to mix all the epoxy you'll need?
All this is spelled out in the book,"Building Your Kevlar Canoe" by James Moran. I suspect that the reason there are so few homebuilders devoted to this technique is that the few who have busted their keesters doing it don't want to think about it ever again.
Charlie

: Has anyone used an existing canoe to lay up (with epoxy and f/g) another one?
: I have been thinking to use my stripper as a mold to make a kevlar/carbon
: hull. I intend to use only up to the start of the tumblehome, full ends
: and then deck it to make a decked sailing canoe like the old Rob Roys.

: My main concern is whether the release wax will adequately protect my wood
: strip canoe and also if I will be able to get the wax off when I am done.
: I wouldn't want to ruin my existing canoe.

: I have also thought about covering it with lightweight plastic as a
: release/barrier but that way would probably introduce wrinkles on the
: inside that would require additional epoxy to smooth out.

: Has anyone had experience in F/G molding?