What material can I find at Home Depot

[Chum Bucket]

Besides the obvious wood products, and overpriced aluminum what other useful boat building material has been found in Home Depot / lowes? I'm always finding useful building material that's good for more than the marketed use, but it devours my time in searching.

Anyone want to share some cool finds?

 

[SumDumGuy]

5200 and.... hmmmm.

 

[Ringo Steele]

I found a nice 4x6x6 electrical box with gasket for $11 that I used to mount my fishfinder. It's just right to hold a 5ah battery too.

 

[Chum Bucket]

Awesome to see some responses...

HD has the frp panels I plan to use as my decking...the same material in my brothers G3.

 

[lovedr79]

a whole bunch of stuff!! just walk every isle slowly. you will be amazed at what they have that can be used for a boat and boat upgrades

 

[PaThwacker]

i need to go hd and visuallize some mods. I not too sure about what to do onthe factory front deck of my 1448T Big Jon.

 

[juggernot]

Rivets, all kinds of Stainless fasteners, brackets, carpet, PVC pipe and fittings, plywood, plastic conduit, electrical connectors, paint, varnish, hinges, handles, the list goes on and on.

 

[Shoedawg]

It takes me FOREVER to get out of HD/Lowes. Any hardware store for that matter. My wife shakes her head at it. I spend a lot of time in the aisle's looking at different materials/tools that I can use on my project. I stop an analyze, thinking what could or how could I use this on the boat. It a sickness I rather enjoy!

 

[pdugan6]

Stainless steel screws and hardware.

 

[satx78247]

Chum Bucket,

Oddly enough for such large companies, Lowes & HD both sometimes get things in wood that nobody would expect. - As an example, I found a bunch of PIRAHNA PINE in 1x8x16' & some 1x6x18' WHITE CYRESSS at the HD in Spartanburg, SC 2 years ago.

yours, satx

 

[MikeSC]

satx78247 » 04 May 2014, 16:27[/url]"]Chum Bucket,

HD in Spartanburg, SC 2 years ago.

yours, satx

WoW i was just there on Saturday getting a few things... Small world....

 

[satx78247]

MikeSC,

YEP, sure is.

Fwiw, "my adopted family" has a plantation in Mayesville & I still (I hope - CHUCKLE) have a BR in the guesthouse there. = I've spent many a day at Lowes/HD in Spartanburg, getting "stuff" for the "family business".
(I bought so much at both places that they gave me a "contractor's account"/discount.)

yours, satx

 

[T Man]

Stainless steel screws and hardware.

It is a low grade stainless