Material List

The following table gives the material list for the scow as I built it. As elsewhere, metric dimensions (all in mm) for wood are finished sizes, while imperial (feet/inch) dimensions are nominal (ie, before planing).

Material

Dimensions

Quantity/Length

Use/Notes

Marine Plywood

6mm (1/4in) thick

3 sheets
(2440x1220 - 8ftx4ft)

See nesting diagrams, but mainly side panels and internal structure.

 

9mm (3/8in) thick

2 sheets
(2440x1220 - 8ftx4ft)

See nesting diagrams, but mainly bottom panel.

 

 

 

 

Hardwood

73x22 (3inx1in)

1 @ 1800 (6ft)

Leeboard handles, plus some mounting blocks.

 

35x17 (1 1/2inx3/4in)

2 @ 3900 (13ft)
1 @ 1800 (6ft)

Gunwhales, assorted bits from offcuts.
Leeboard mounting doublers, bow transom fender.

 

22x22 (1inx1in)

2 @ 3900 (13ft)
1 @ 2100 (7ft)

Inwhales.
Leeboard rubbing strips (reduced to 22x18 - 1inx3/4in)

 

22x10 (1inx1/2in)

2 @ 3000 (10ft)
4 @ 2400 (8ft)
1 @ 1200 (4ft)

Centre bottom rubbing strake (2-layer lamination).
Side bottom rubbing strake (2-layer lamination).
Capping for skeg and assorted small bits.

 

 

 

 

Softwood

17x17 (3/4inx3/4in)

7 @ 1800 (6ft)

Seat bearers and joining fillets. This stuff is cheap and tremendously useful for various purposes, so an extra length would be good.

 

73x46 (3inx2in) *

2 @ 3600 (12ft)

Longitudinals of building jig.

 

46x46 (2inx2in) *

2 @ 1500 (5ft)

Transverses of building jig.

 

46x22 (2inx1in) *

2 @ 1800 (6ft)

Uprights of building jig. An extra length of two of this cheap stuff will come in handy - for example, to cross-brace the jig.

*Note : This material for the building jig could be sawn, not planed, but it will be easier to use planed wood and the extra cost is not great.

I hope this material list is complete - but if there are omissions, please let me know.

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