Beam and side panel shape is the same as the 16 lys.
How many sheets of plywood for 16 lumber yard skiff.
As a teenager long time ago i build a wooden jon boat and helped my father build am 18 foot wooden ski boat into which we put an air cooled 6 cylinder corvair engine with a homemade outdrive dad was a metals fabricator and i worked as a residential rehab carpenter off and on in my 20s and early 30s.
These 12 16 and 20 foot plywood boats based on the brockway skiffs are simple rugged and easy to build.
I am thinking seriously about building a lumberyard skiff.
Plywood is a necessity in many diy and construction projects but not every type of plywood works for every project.
Presently available in a 16 version the main difference is that i made the transom narrower by 2 at the top and 4 at the bottom.
It was all white oak for the frame and the sides were of clear light wood but i do not recall the species.
From transom to stem the skiff is 13 9 inches overall.
Cutting along this line gives the panel the exact arc it needs to fit the bottom to the lys.
When i was 14 years old i built 2 work skiffs for quahogging on narragansett bay.
For example if the area to be covered in plywood is 800 ft 2 then 25 sheets of plywood will be needed to cover it.
The many types of plywood can differ in materials number of layers rating and grade.
Plywood side top measures 14 1 5 true plywood side boat measures 12 7 true.
This guide will explain the different uses of plywood as well as popular plywood sheet sizes and its rating and grade system so that you can choose the best plywood for your project.
There was no plywood involved.
Walter baron s 16 lumber yard skiff firstly let me start by saying that if you are pondering about building a boat do not hesitate.
Divide by the total square footage by the square footage of a sheet of plywood to find the number of sheets required to cover the space.
We sold the first one made and it paid for all the materials for both.
800 32 25 sheets.
The sides are built from two 4x8 sheets of 1 2 inch plywood.
Designed for shallow protected waters the flat bottom lumber yard skiff is available from walter baron owner of old wharf dory company in wellfleet mass as either a bare hull or a turnkey boat.
He also sells plans for 50.
It is one of the most fulfilling experiences in my opinion to see your boat emerge from the pile of wood.
After baron was satisfied with the shape of the boat he enlarged his tracings onto full sized plywood sheets two 1 2 sheets per side on the 16 footer and two and a half 3 4 sheets per side for the 20 footer.
Not quite like the lumber yard skiff.