Some thoughts on boatbuilding plywood selection: new arrivals to boatbuilding often are constrained by budget issues. therefore, it is natural to think that cheaper materials would be a wise choice. mdf is not suitable for wooden boat hull construction. mdf is medium density fiberboard. it has a particleboard heritage.. The barrels in early pictures on this thread showing his boat building area. were for moving boats any where he wanted. i only saw 1 old tire and wheel he used for bending his 2 by's a couple of things missing from your brockway pics.. The boating forum - marine plywood - you can home buy marine plywood at home depot. it is about 50 to 60 dollars a sheet. in my oppinion it is a.
The use of marine plywood is a must for larger boats. fast planing boats are subjected to serious bottom pressure and quality marine plywood should be used for the hull panels if only for mechanical reasons. the designer of your planing power boat probably specified marine grade plywood for that reason.. If you want a fiberglass boat best thing to do is pop a boat out of a mold and avoid the plywood all together. many ways to do it, but in my opinion, paint it and go boating. after all, its a plywood boat, not a mahogany chris craft or garwood, etc.. 170 election road suite 100 draper, ut 84020 phone intl_phone (outside the u.s.a) info@iboats.com.
