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Material: Is marine plywood necessary?
By:Tyler Dunn
Date: 1/9/2011, 8:18 pm

I'm confused with conflicting information that I've found regarding the plywood necessary for a S&G kayak. I would like to build a small kayak for my 8 yr old son. I've most often seen references to buying BS1088 marine plywood, but I've also seen several references to using other plywood since the hull will be completely encased in epoxied fiberglass. I'm not concerned about a little more weight in the material because the boat will not be large. Is the real benefit of the BS1088 the solid core, or is there another reason why marine grade is necessary? I would prefer to have more grain and color options (and save money) if I can use a plywood other than marine grade.

Thanks for your guidance and opinions.

Tyler

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Material: Is marine plywood necessary?
Tyler Dunn -- 1/9/2011, 8:18 pm
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Dave Gentry -- 1/9/2011, 8:25 pm
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Niven Paine -- 1/10/2011, 4:00 am
Re: Material:BS1088 Means Certain Things.
Charlie -- 1/11/2011, 11:27 am
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Eric -- 1/10/2011, 10:56 am
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Bill Hamm -- 1/10/2011, 12:29 pm
Have to agree
Kudzu / Jeff Horton -- 1/10/2011, 3:06 pm
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Dave Houser -- 1/10/2011, 3:35 pm
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ancient kayaker -- 1/10/2011, 7:06 pm
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Paul G. Jacobson -- 1/11/2011, 8:58 am
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Charlie -- 1/11/2011, 1:00 pm
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Mike Savage -- 1/11/2011, 7:47 pm
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Bill Hamm -- 1/12/2011, 1:00 am
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ancient kayaker -- 1/12/2011, 1:34 am
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Bill Hamm -- 1/12/2011, 2:47 am
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Paul G. Jacobson -- 1/12/2011, 3:06 am
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Niven Paine -- 1/11/2011, 3:24 pm
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Tyler Dunn -- 1/15/2011, 2:31 pm
Save time on your Sea Fleas
Paul G. Jacobson -- 1/15/2011, 3:39 pm
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ancient kayaker -- 1/15/2011, 4:24 pm
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Bill -- 1/14/2011, 5:36 pm
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Bill Hamm -- 1/14/2011, 7:27 pm