Today has been spent doing a lot of research and price comparison. The design I found has some options when it comes to materials. Plywood seems to be the cheapest material to use for the sides and base of the boat. The instructions I have call for cedar and pine planks, but I am going to do it on the cheap and use the plywood. Doing this requires a chine log in the corner of the boat where the sides join the base. What is a chine log? . . . That's what I've been reading about for the last 30 minutes.
I stopped by the Home Depot earlier this morning and looked around at their materials. That place drives me crazy. The employees saw that I had a long list of materials and were avoiding me like the plague. The one guy who did answer some questions pointed me in the direction of one of the isles in the hardware section and ran. I couldn't get anyone to really help me find the specifics that I was looking for. The few things I did find looked pretty shabby. I've been to Terry Lumber once before and I think I'm going to take my business there. It isn't so busy, and the service is great. Also, their materials are a better grade than anything you can find at Home Depot. I'm going to try and stop there this afternoon.
I also was able to find the wheel assembly online. Looking forward to its delivery.
The jig design will need to be altered a little bit because of the plywood and chine log. I plan on getting the jig built next weekend so I need to figure all that out through the week.