Templates for the floors of the 1985 Hunter 40-foot sailboat
- Thread starter FURQNET
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Better plan to make your own. I have made templates for sole sections in our boat. 'Masonite' works really well, but it's the last stage from initial cardboard patterning - and this will take some trial and error work. A bit tedious is the work, but not technically difficult. The least expensive pattern material I found was "peg board" at the local building supply stores.
(Once upon a time we used to always buy "door skins" but anything with veneer is expensive these days.)
Note that if referring to the flat pieces you walk on, those are 'soles'. 'Floors' are the under lying structures that hold up the sole. Not a huge thing... but accurate terminology helps all of us try to help each other, so it's not a matter of being picky, but rather being sure we are all on the same page, as it were.
Have you priced teak and holly plywood theses days? You might want to sit down before reading the quote.....
It was never cheap, but seems to gone up faster than inflation.
(Once upon a time we used to always buy "door skins" but anything with veneer is expensive these days.)
Note that if referring to the flat pieces you walk on, those are 'soles'. 'Floors' are the under lying structures that hold up the sole. Not a huge thing... but accurate terminology helps all of us try to help each other, so it's not a matter of being picky, but rather being sure we are all on the same page, as it were.
Have you priced teak and holly plywood theses days? You might want to sit down before reading the quote.....
It was never cheap, but seems to gone up faster than inflation.I think the sheet of 3/8 teak and holly veneer ply I bought about 10 years ago was about $320 with shipping, I still have it. While waiting for it to arrive I made up some "temporary" sole boards from 3/8 engineered oak prefinished flooring. They still look great and are tough as nails.