Boat builds

[Waywood]

Hi Members I'm new and old to this forum. I may have been part of a classic group on fb. I have a question for those talented folks on here, so here goes. I'm looking for timber types and where to buy them?. Mainly the frame timbers to build smaller projects. I assume pine is unsuitable even if painted? Idea is that the boats are cheap but still of some quality. Thank you for any help you can give. Matt

[Bob Vic]

Welcome to the forum Matt. There is a great variety of timber species that can be used for boat framing. Depending on your location you can check out a variety of web sites where timber merchants have a description of the timber species that they carry and the common applications. As a start, meranti, beech, oregon come to mind but you will find a good run down at this link... https://brittontimbers.com.au/applications/boating/ It is largely going to come down to your application and what species are available and at what cost.

[Waywood]

Thank you Bob. I've never heard of them. They seem to have it all and hopefully they can help a newby.