Purchase and rip cedar for strip-built hull
The design calls for strip-building, 3/4" by 1-1/4" Western Red Cedar, glassed inside and out. We found some very tight-grained 2x4 green material at a local building supply, and purchased 17 10-footers and 17 12-footers. They'll have to be scarfed to achieve our desired length, a little over 21 feet. Totally stunning wood... there isn't much of this stuff left in our forests, so, worth every penny of their ridiculously expensive price!
Ripped it down to 3/4 by 1-1/2" ...a bit wider than the plans, but a much better cut out of the material. We'll see how difficult it is at the turn of the bilge, and perhaps have to rip a few in half at the sharpest turn. Then stickered and stacked them up in the shop rafters to air dry.
