Re: Seldom mentioned ply wood
--- Inbolger@egroups.com, "Jack E. Bearden" <jalo@i...> wrote:
recommended by Jacques Mertens on www.bateau.com. This is supposedly
a marine ply with unsanded surfaces which is designed to be a core
material in fiberglass construction. Cost is less than marine ply. I
think the most mentioned brand name is 'Marine Tech.'
Mertens stresses that his boats are fiberglass boats with plywood
core, but I would think that this would suit anywhere you are going
to cover the surface with glass.
Peter
> I used 5/16" u-lay, or underlay spruce ply for building Gypsy. Itstypically
> spruce in its roughness and tends to have a few dime to quartersize knot
> holes on the "bad" side.I notice that no one here mentions the 'boatbuilding plywood'
recommended by Jacques Mertens on www.bateau.com. This is supposedly
a marine ply with unsanded surfaces which is designed to be a core
material in fiberglass construction. Cost is less than marine ply. I
think the most mentioned brand name is 'Marine Tech.'
Mertens stresses that his boats are fiberglass boats with plywood
core, but I would think that this would suit anywhere you are going
to cover the surface with glass.
Peter
How is the shop going ans what size will it be why the bitterness and
do you think that material might be avaible in the USA?
thankyou
Jeff
do you think that material might be avaible in the USA?
thankyou
Jeff
--- Inbolger@egroups.com, "Jack E. Bearden" <jalo@i...> wrote:
> I used 5/16" u-lay, or underlay spruce ply for building Gypsy. Its
typically
> spruce in its roughness and tends to have a few dime to quarter
size
knot
> holes on the "bad" side. Easy to fill. But its made with water
proof
glue
> and guaranteed to be void free, a liability issue re. spiked heals,
etc.
> Over all it was very nice to work with. I put 2 coats of epoxy
sealant on
> the enterior of the boat. Once it thoroughly cured it sanded quite
decently
> (mind you I don't have a reputation as a fine finisher). Totally
sheathed
> the outside and fore and after decks. A splendid vessel that sails
like a
> dream and continues to draw near embarrassing complements. U-lay in
these
> parts goes for about $20 Canadian, which would work out to about $3
> US...only kidding, and letting my bitterness show. Don't know if it
comes in
> other thicknesses, but if 3/8" is available it would probably work
well for
> Micro et al.
>
> jeb, resuming shop construction on the sho
I used 5/16" u-lay, or underlay spruce ply for building Gypsy. Its typically
spruce in its roughness and tends to have a few dime to quarter size knot
holes on the "bad" side. Easy to fill. But its made with water proof glue
and guaranteed to be void free, a liability issue re. spiked heals, etc.
Over all it was very nice to work with. I put 2 coats of epoxy sealant on
the enterior of the boat. Once it thoroughly cured it sanded quite decently
(mind you I don't have a reputation as a fine finisher). Totally sheathed
the outside and fore and after decks. A splendid vessel that sails like a
dream and continues to draw near embarrassing complements. U-lay in these
parts goes for about $20 Canadian, which would work out to about $3
US...only kidding, and letting my bitterness show. Don't know if it comes in
other thicknesses, but if 3/8" is available it would probably work well for
Micro et al.
jeb, resuming shop construction on the shores of Fundy
spruce in its roughness and tends to have a few dime to quarter size knot
holes on the "bad" side. Easy to fill. But its made with water proof glue
and guaranteed to be void free, a liability issue re. spiked heals, etc.
Over all it was very nice to work with. I put 2 coats of epoxy sealant on
the enterior of the boat. Once it thoroughly cured it sanded quite decently
(mind you I don't have a reputation as a fine finisher). Totally sheathed
the outside and fore and after decks. A splendid vessel that sails like a
dream and continues to draw near embarrassing complements. U-lay in these
parts goes for about $20 Canadian, which would work out to about $3
US...only kidding, and letting my bitterness show. Don't know if it comes in
other thicknesses, but if 3/8" is available it would probably work well for
Micro et al.
jeb, resuming shop construction on the shores of Fundy