Storms Rage and the Marine Plywood Arrives

The Jet Stream has dipped and is sending storm after storm across the Atlantic to pound against the cliffs outside. A good time to be building boats rather than sailing them.

I've made all the moulds (molds) now but I couldn't mount them on the building jig as I needed the floor space to cut up the large sheets. Below is a sheet laid horizontally ready for marking.

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I select the appropriate section from the plan of moulds

and mark it out on the sterling board.

 I use nails to mark out full size the shape to be cut 

then run a batten around the nails, and pencil around the batten.

 Finally, I remove the batten and nails and cut around the pencil line with a jig-saw.

The marine plywood arrived from my local supplier today, the thickest sheet, 8' x 4' x 3/4  (2500 x 1250 x 18), cost £42 (US$ 64), it was going to cost £126 a sheet from the place in Bristol, great saving there.

Altogether the plywood sheets cost £294 including 20% tax.

Therefore the cost to date is

Cost to Date:

Note. UK cost includes 20% tax. This 20% is carried across into the US$ cost as well.

                                                                                                         £                 (US$)

Plans                                                                                               75.0             (114)
Timber for Building Jig                                                                 355.15            (542)

60 Bolts nuts and Washers                                                            42.50              (66)

(60 of Zinc Plated Coach / Carriage Bolts

with Nuts M10 10mm x 150mm)

1 sheet 8' x 4' x 3/4" Marine Ply                                                      50                 (76)

6 sheet 8' x 4' x 1/2"    "         "                                                       244               (372)