Hey man
Hard to say how long it took, a couple of solid weekends all up but I couldn't really guess at the number of hours... 30 to 40 perhaps? hahah, I really don't know.
I bought all my stuff from a fibreglass supplier in Kewdale, WA. Faaaaaaaaar cheaper than going the Bunnings route. 7sq m of matt, 5 kg of resin, plus catalyst, icecream buckets, brushes etc came to about $80. The same stuff from Bunnings would have cost me double that.
Stay tuned, more pics to come!