: Fiberglass and epoxy will go where you put it. That can't be said
: for wood strips. Strips have a certain amount of "a mind of
: their own". they will not follow each and every undulation.
: You need to apply a wood batten to the glass hull to see if the
: batten will touch at enough points to be able to give you a fair
: replica of the model.

This is very true, while it's possible to make almost any shape with fiberglass it's not always possible to exactly duplicate it in wood.

I'd look at books on Lofting, some of the texts deal with the "taking off lines" which is what you're doing. It's more often done to save the lines of historic craft.

Bill H.