Used materials & costs:
Below is a list of the materials I used and their prices, all in Euro’s (a euro is almost a dollar nowadays).
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Wood: |
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2 sheets Okoume exterior plywood (WBP) 6mm, 250 x
122 cm |
70,00 |
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4 fir battens 27 x 44, 270 cm (for rubrails) |
14,16 |
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Epoxy & glass: |
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3 x WEST 105/206 A-pack resin+hardener 1.2 kg |
92,25 |
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WEST pumpset for A-pack (reusable) |
19,00 |
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WEST Colloidal silica filler 60 gr |
8,50 |
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2 x WEST Glass tape 10 m x 100 mm (170 gr) |
26,00 |
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2 x Plastic squeegees |
3,60 |
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Wooden stirring sticks |
2,10 |
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Thinner |
2,99 |
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Paint: |
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All paint I used were leftovers from my last boat |
0,00 |
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Small stuff: |
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Sandpaper, disposable brushes, rollers, rollerpans, rubber gloves, plastic cups & spoons, paper
towels, etc. |
38,00 |
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Paddle: |
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broomstick 170 cm |
3,49 |
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set of anti-dripping rings (from canoe-shop) |
5,00 |
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(rest of paddle made of leftover plywood, epoxy,
tape etc.) |
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TOTAL: |
Euro 285,- |
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(a new, simple polyester kayak will cost at least
450 euro!) |
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