Boat Sandpit with Sail — board plan

What to buy, and which parts come off which board.

Buy 7 boards at 8 ft.

Some parts do not fit on a 8 ft board. Pick a longer board above, or plan to join them. They are listed with their groups below — they are not included in the board count.

1 1/2" × 11 1/4" — 2x12

0 boards · 25.9 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 0% of the boards you buy used

Hull sides at 96" — Longer than a 96″ board once the end trim is taken off.
Hull sides at 96" — Longer than a 96″ board once the end trim is taken off.

1 1/2" × 5 1/2" — 2x6

3 boards · 18.3 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 98% of the boards you buy used

Board 1 · 3/4" left over
49"45"
1. Deck boards — 49"
2. Hull end pieces (2x6) — 45"
Board 2 · 3/4" left over
49"45"
1. Deck boards — 49"
2. Hull end pieces (2x6) — 45"
Board 3 · 4 3/4" left over
45"45"
1. Hull end pieces (2x6) — 45"
2. Hull end pieces (2x6) — 45"

1 1/2" × 3 1/2" — 2x4

3 boards · 9.8 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 82% of the boards you buy used

Board 1 · 22 7/8" left over
72"
1. Mast — 72"
Board 2 · 22 7/8" left over
72"
1. Mast — 72"
Board 3 · 4 3/4" left over
45"45"
1. Hull end pieces (2x4) — 45"
2. Hull end pieces (2x4) — 45"

1 1/4" × 1 1/4" — Dowel

1 board · 0.6 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 51% of the boards you buy used

Board 1 · 46 7/8" left over
48"
1. Sail boom dowel — 48"

Cuts are listed longest-first, which is how they should be made: the awkward pieces get placed while there is still board to place them on. The layout assumes one end of each board is squared off (1") and that every cut costs 1/8" of kerf — the reason six 16″ parts do not fit on a 96″ board.

1 1/2" × 11 1/4" — 2x12

1 1/2" × 5 1/2" — 2x6

Board 1 · 3/4" left over

Board 2 · 3/4" left over

Board 3 · 4 3/4" left over

1 1/2" × 3 1/2" — 2x4

Board 1 · 22 7/8" left over

Board 2 · 22 7/8" left over

Board 3 · 4 3/4" left over

1 1/4" × 1 1/4" — Dowel

Board 1 · 46 7/8" left over