How many sq ft is a weekender

[Gregg]

I tried to figure it out and I think I have a good idea. But why not ask does anyone know how many sq ft is a weekenders deck, & hull including bottom is? Also if you have the sq ft. separate that would be great as I am painting the deck a different color.  It would help with my paint purchase.  Any rough idea would be fine.

Thanks everyone.

Gregg

[Barry Pyeatt]

Here is a good way to ball park the sq. footage.   

Consider that it takes nearly two sheets of plywood to do the sides.  Each sheet is 32 sq ft.  Less waste of approx. 10%  or approx  32 X  2= 64 -6.4 or approx 57 sq ft on the down side.   

The deck is basically the fore deck and two strips approx. 12 inches wide from the front of the cabin back and then a strip about 24" wide across the transom. 

Take the foredeck and divide it into two triangles and then just measure the width of the half deck times the distance from the bow to the cabin front.  That will give you the sq ft of the fore deck +/- a little either way.   Take the length from the front of the cabin to the rear deck and multiply it by 2 and that will give you approx the sq. ft of the side decks.

Take the small area of the rear deck in width and multply it by 1.25 and that will give you the sq. ft of the rear deck +/- a little.  Bottom is essentially 1 1/2 sheets of plywood so take 32 X 1.5 and you have the sq ft of the bottom. The keel is approx 16 ft long x an average width of approx 3/4 foot x 2 for both sides of the keel and stem.   

Transom, take the width X the height and that will be close enough. 

Add them all up and you will have a pretty close approx. of sq. ft.  For simplicity sake, consider the center line one side of a trangle and take the largest possible length that could approximate a straight line of the longest side of a triangle and then the short side is the width of the boat.   Just multiply the length of the centerline by the width of the short side and then double it and you will have the sq. ft.  pretty darned close.  Work in smaller areas if you need more accurate dimensions, but I would then add to the overall total an additional 10 to 20 % so you have enough for adequate coverage, spillage, waste and cleanup. 

Just consider that you will need more than one coat and that two or even three thin coats will be a lot better than one thick coat regardless of the application method.  

[Dave R1]

I did a projection of the bottom and deck surfaces and measured them. For the bottom I got 42.804077 Feet

[Gregg]

Thank you both for the information.

Gregg