HULL PLANKING Below knuckle -
30 m2 western red cedar, either rectangular 25x10 or profiled as shown 32x10. (Both finished sizes after planing).
Topsides-
28 m2 western red cedar OR 16 sheets 8 mm plywood plus 70 m 2" x 1" timber
Gunwales-
35 m 3" x 1"
Glass- 400 600 300
Epoxy resin - joints g Biaxial 30 kg or 60 kg (if topsides are cedar) g biaxial 20 kg g Biaxial 20kg 100 kg plus fillers for sheathing and high strength
Polyurethane glue - 35kg for strip planking and general glueing
Plywood-
4mm ply 4 sheets (use for
shelves, light dividers etc)
6mm ply 15 sheets (8'x4', 2440x1220 min)
9mm ply 25 sheets
12mm ply 3 sheets
All plywood to be best quality
lightweight marine ply, eg Gaboon/Okume BS1088 or similar
Timber-
1"x1" 50m (or split 2"x1"
- usually cheaper)
2"x1" 270m
3"x1" 60m
2"x2" 6off 6m
2"x11/2" 8
off 6m
All timber to be best quality, lightweight softwood unless noted, eg
sitka spruce, yelow cedar, douglas fir etc. All sizes are Planed All Round and
are nominal. Eg 2"x1" has a planed final size approx 45mmx20mm. This size is
assummed on the plans.
Misc.-
4kg of 1" and 3/4"
gripfast nails. 3/4"
no 6 screws for 6mm ply and 1"
no 8 for 9m ply.
Approx 500 of each.
Note: although epoxy glue is stronger than wood most glue joints should be conventionally fastened as well, partly to clamp wood while glue sets, partly to ensure that joint is not just surface to surface which puts excess load on outer ply veneers.