A big mess of sources. I worked on a lot of these during the last few trips. I imagine this kind of being crowd sourced where people will add to this as it goes along. Some to be added anyway, but getting it out for what it is now.
A sources list now is different than it was when I first did the Construction Manual. Presently the best way to locate boatbuilding products is to go to the manufacturers website, and from there find the vendors in your local area. This list is pretty much for North America. And it leans toward products that I have first or second-hand experience with. Builders elsewhere, get me your favorites and I will expand this.
Epoxy
Mas http://www.masepoxies.com/
Noahs www.noahsmarine.com
System 3 www.systemthree.com
WEST System www.westsystem.com
Fiberlay www.fiberlay.com
Jamestown Dist. http://www.jamestowndistributors.com/userportal/main.do
Fiberglass Supply www.fiberglasssupply.com
Vinylester Resin
Ashland Chemical http://www.ashland.com/products/hetron-epoxy-vinyl-ester-resin
Interplastic Corp http://www.interplastic.com/
Composite Fabrics
Fiberglass Supply www.fiberglasssupply.com
Fisheries supply www.fisheriessupply.com
Fiberlay www.fiberlay.com
Composites One http://www.compositesone.com/
VectorPly http://www.vectorply.com/
Core
http://corecomposites.com/media/CoreComparisonChart.pdf
Airex http://www.corematerials.3acomposites.com/
Corecell http://www.atlcomposites.com/products/cores/end grain balsa/index.htm
Divinycell (crosslinked PVC) http://www.diabgroup.com/europe/products/e_prods_2.html
Urethane General Plastics http://www.generalplastics.com/products/index.php?PHPSESSID=6ac3fdb313fb070a2d6a8f4d0f5eb4a4
Balsa http://www.corematerials.3acomposites.com/
Paulownia http://www.paulowniawood.com/
Foamular http://www.foamular.com/foam/
Fiberlay www.fiberlay.com
Nidacore http://www.nida-core.com/
Polycore http://www.polycore.com.au/
Plascore http://www.plascore.com/index.htm
Tricel http://www.tricelcorp.com/
Core Craft FRP Honeycomb http://www.infracomp.com/index.html
Vacuum Bagging supplies and equipment
Fiberlay www.fiberlay.com
Airtech http://www.airtechonline.com/
Plywood/Lumber
Anchor Hardwoods www.AnchorHardwoods.com
Edensaw http://www.edensaw.com/MainSite/Store1/Content/SiteContent/1/Home/Main.aspx
Meridian Plywood 1-800-743-1126 Lynnwood, WA
Noahs www.noahsmarine.com
Boulter Plywood www.boulterplywood.com
Joubert Plywood www.wolstenholme.com
Paint
Farwest Paint www.farwestpaint.com
Awlgrip http://www.uspaint.com/
Stirling http://www.scomar.com.au/Products/Coatings/CoatingsSterling.aspx
Rigging and Masts
Hall Spar
LeFiel
Plastics
Hardware
Fisheries Supply http://www.fisheriessupply.com/
West Marine http://www.westmarine.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/TopCategories1_11151_10001_-1
Foamex
Outdoor cushions that do not absorb water. Dry-fast open cell polyurethane foam ideal for outdoor furniture and boat cushions. Five Year warranty.
www.foamex.com
I have bought some light samples from HollySolar http://www.hollysolar.com/
The watermaker store (http://www.watermakerstore.com In san diego has a watermaker (up to 1500gpd) with a 130A alternator on it, all based on the Kubota 6hp diesel which purportedly uses 1/8 gallon per hour.
Masts
Masts, Battens www.c-tech.co.nz
www.southernspars.com former omohundro 775-782-6788
http://ballengerspars.com/, often called the best mast builder
Sailing equipment www.layline.com
Synthetic rigging parts seen
at http://www.allspars.co.uk/precourt.html
Carbon tubes http://www.cstsales.com/
racing software and electronics
Marine computing international http://www.marinecomputing.com/
make a black box that allos wind and radar to be fitted on a rotating mast (Mike Golding on his open 60 has one)
Composite props www.kiwiprops.co.nz/home
electric outboards http://www.fischerpanda.de/cgi-bin/start.pl?task=content&folder=03_Whisperprop_Marine_Propulsion&sfolder=NULL&file=08_DE-Outboard.html&lang=eng
A Steerable diesel electric outboard: http://www.fischerpanda.de/cgi-bin/start.pl?task=content&folder=03_Whisperprop_Marine_Propulsion&sfolder=NULL&file=06_ADE-Saildrive.html&lang=eng
Steerable raisable electric drive: http://www.fischerpanda.de/cgi-bin/start.pl?task=content&folder=03_Whisperprop_Marine_Propulsion&sfolder=NULL&file=10_RA-DE_Thruster.html&lang=eng
The Azimuting Podded Prop: http://www.fischerpanda.de/cgi-bin/start.pl?task=content&folder=03_Whisperprop_Marine_Propulsion&sfolder=NULL&file=07_AZIPROP.html&lang=eng
Or these amazing drives http://www.fischerpanda.de/cgi-bin/start.pl?task=content&folder=03_Whisperprop_Marine_Propulsion&sfolder=NULL&file=12_General_AZIPROP.html&lang=eng
Plastic Mirror TAP Plastics Inc. www.tapplastics.com
Go to www.solomomtechnologies.com electric power
For nets
window bedding techniques
http://www.sikasolutions.com/Marine/295.htm
Tools
Northern Tool And Equipment www.northern-online.com
Fax: 1-612-882-6927 Air tools, Auto, Engines, Generators, Gloves, Hydraulics ect…..
For info on LED lights www.Hollysolar.com
http://www.diyplastics.com/safetyglazing.htm
comparison table for plastics and other materials
http://www.machinist-materials.com/comparison_table_for_plastics.htm
Composite materials
Noah’s Marine www.noahsmarine.com
A local Vancouver company, Kraft Industrial Supplies.
www.kraftindustrial.com Lots of other nifty pultruded shapes (I
confess I was surprised how cheap these things are).
I just had a meeting with a rep from TriStar Plastics Corp. This is the
plastics equivalent of a steel service center. They stock plastic, machine
plastic and will provide technical advice on what is best for a particular
application. Interestingly they make a wide variety of bearings which would
seem ideal for rudders etc. www.tstar.com
plastic boat sheds www.ClearSpan.com
Carbon tubes, start with these guys:
http://www.csi-composites.com/
http://www.carbonfibertubeshop.com//index2.html
Engines
Yanmar
Styer
Caterpillar
Yamaha
Tanks
Haul-out
Builders