Scorpio Materials List

HULL PLANKING
Below knuckle - 30 sq m western red cedar, either rectangular 25x10 or profiled as shown 32x10. (Both finished sizes after planing).
Topsides- 28 sq m western red cedar OR 16 sheets 8/9 mm plywood plus 70 m 2" x 1" timber
Gunwales- 35 m 3" x 1"

Glass- 600 g Biaxial 60 kg or 90 kg (if topsides are cedar)
300 g Cloth 20kg
Epoxy resin - 120 kg plus fillers for sheathing and high strength joints

Polyurethane glue - 35kg for strip planking and general glueing

4mm ply 4 sheets (use for shelves, light dividers etc
6mm ply 20 sheets (8'x4', 2440x1220 min)
9mm ply 32 sheets
12mm ply 3 sheets

All plywood to be best quality lightweight marine ply, eg Gaboon/Okume BS1088 or similar

1"x1" 50m (or split 2"x1" - usually cheaper)
2"x1" 270m
3"x1" 60m
2"x2" 6 off 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 assumed on the plans.

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.