Boat Building Forum

Find advice on all aspects of building your own kayak, canoe or any lightweight boats

Re: Strip: How much wood
By:Mike Scarborough
Date: 3/7/2009, 6:55 pm
In Response To: Strip: How much wood (River Rat)

Dear Rat --

The question came up here recently and Mr. Nick offered a very simple way to estimate wood needs: 2 bf/foot of boat length. My own guideline is that 40 bf is enough for just about any kayak. I'd suspect a math error in your calculations.

Mike

Messages In This Thread

Strip: How much wood
River Rat -- 3/7/2009, 11:57 am
Re: Strip: How much wood
Bob Beaullieu -- 3/14/2009, 3:18 pm
Re: Strip: How much wood
Mike Scarborough -- 3/7/2009, 6:55 pm
Re: Strip: How much wood
frankp -- 3/14/2009, 4:21 pm