Hydromite Materials List (wood)

[Doug Forrester]

Here is a materials list for the necessary wood to build the Hydromite.

1/16" Balsa sheet - 3" X 36" - 2 sheets
3/32" Balsa sheet - 3" X 36" - 2 sheets

1/64" Plywood - 12" X 24" - 1 piece
1/32" Plywood - 12" X 24" - 1 piece
You will have a fair bit left over but you have to buy the 12"X24" piece for the lengths over 12"

3/32" Sq. Balsa - 36" - 2 pcs.
3/32" X 1/4" Balsa (hard) - 36" - 2 pcs.
1/4" X 1/4" Balsa - 36" - 1 pc.
3/8" X 1/2" Balsa - 6" (or laminate from 3 X 1/8" X 1/2" )

Note: Balsa is relatively inexpensive. Buy a little more than you need. You are bound to make mistakes and it's handy to build up a box of scrap balsa for your future projects.

Have fun!

[AndyKunz]

Or, buy a lot more than you need. That way your next boat is "free" (at least that's what you tell the wife) ;)

It also makes it easier to match pieces for weight, grain, and strength.

Andy

[No-Idea113]

I was looking for a sheet on what I would need for wood, but now I don't!

THANKS,
Bill

[toyboy4145]

Doug,
Thank you very much for the list and the revisions. I'm going to the LSH right now to get the wood. Cant wait to start the build. Thanks for all the hard work and the free plans.

[matt6669]

im going to built one of these babies, and i was trying to find out how much all the meterials are going to cost me and i got lost when i got to this part
3/32" Sq. Balsa - 36" - 2 pcs.
3/32" X 1/4" Balsa (hard) - 36" - 2 pcs.
1/4" X 1/4" Balsa - 36" - 1 pc.
3/8" X 1/2" Balsa - 6" (or laminate from 3 X 1/8" X 1/2" )

what are these refering too, i got the balsa sheets and the balsa plywood but i don't understand what these mean if they are sheets or what.
and i was looking on superiosbalsa if someone has the prices or w/e.
Thanks
Matt

[Doug Forrester]

Matt
Those are balsa sticks with the dimensions shown.
ex. cross section 3/32" X 1/4" by 36" long

Simple eh? Yes, the prices are all on the online suppliers sites.
National, Superior , Lone Star or Balsa USA.

[matt6669]

thanks a million doug.
going to order tonight or tommorrow night.
for enough wood to make two of these hydros it will cost around 25 bucks so that is pretty dammn good
will let ya know when i get the stuff
thanks again
matt

[rcullins]

Thanks a lot for the list

[key]

Firs of all thanks to doug for those great "free" plans
I built one in plastik a littel more dificult to build but you dont have tou seal the wood .It weys 520gr whit a400 6v and 7 500ar cels ,home made hardware, whit a480 and 7 2000 4/5sc it koms in at 680 gr.I testet it last WE whit the 480 and 7 800ar p&m very fast but it always lifted its right sponson aut of the water en flipt severel times. I hav a k29 karbon prop from graupner on it.