Materials List

 

Hulls and foredecks
32sq m x 8mm western red cedar strip 50mm wide strips
9sq m x 8mm western red cedar strip 25mm wide strips.
5m 3" x 2" cedar for outer stems
40kg 400g biaxial glass (must be compatible with epoxy)
60kg epoxy glue. 10kg polyurethene glue (for glueing strips). Glass and epoxy also used for some decking joints.
15L epoxy hi-build paint (recommend two different colours) plus ordinary fillers as reqd.
Bulkheads, bunk tops etc
6 mm ply 3 sheets. Beams, beam boxes 6 mm ply 3 sheets
Aft decks, dagger board boxes 6 mm ply 3 sheets. Daggerboards 18 mm ply 2 sheets
Central cuddy
9 mm ply 3 sheets, 6 mm ply 5 sheets, 4 mm ply 5 sheets
Cockpit 9 mm ply 2 sheets, 6 mm ply 2 sheets
Use best quality gaboon throughout. Plywood should be BS 1088 or equiv. Sheet sizes are 8' x 4'.

TIMBER:
200m 2" x 1" (some is ripped down to make 1" x 1" when reqd)
Use yellow cedar, sitka spruce or similar unless noted. Note sizes are nominal & should be planed allround, i.e. final size of 1" x 1" P.A.R. is  20 x 20 mm.

MISC:
Approx 500g 1" Gripfast nails, 500g 3/4" gripfast nails.
200 1" x no 8 brass screws, approx  20 3" brass screws
Paint as required for min of 3 coats on outside, 2 coats on inside.
1 sheet 8' x 4' 6mm perspex for windows, washboard.
Large timbers (eg 6" x 3") for building  frame. 12m required
3 sheets 12mm ply (min thickness) for building frames.