Thank you guys for all the responses, I appreciate it. We are finishing the mold hopefully this Monday. I'll post pics. The teacher is actually a marine architect and engineer at a local yacht company so he's no stranger to latest and greatest. I am worried about the added weight of the foam because it holds alot of resin and the top is already pretty heavy.
I'll talk it over more with him and see where we end up. I want it to last, no question about that.............I may need to keep my boat sidelined and fish with Saugeye more often...so I don't want to hear about how crappy it is.
Pics to follow.