Hi Rich, I was in the same bind a couple months ago. Too much expensive plywood left at the end of the project. Upon visiting the Houston Hardwoods Company down here in Houston I chanced upon some African Mahogany called Sipo. I was able to buy a 3/4 inch x 11'x 14" wide board perfectly clear for the hatchboards for my 17. Came out right on the money for material. It is a dense, rich, fine grained mahogany with good working characteristics. I tongue and grooved the ends and used the same material for vertical grain battens to keep the boards from warping. A coat of epoxy and a couple of coats of poly and they look great, again. All this to say, perhaps you can find some suitable lumber for your project ( there are quite a few types of African mahogany on the market now and they will not blow a hole in your wallet) and do away with the left over half sheet of plywood. Fair winds, Tom B This email has been sent from a virus-free computer protected by Avast. www.avast.com <https://www.avast.com/sig-email> <#DDB4FAA8-2DD7-40BB-A1B8-4E2AA1F9FDF2> On Fri, Feb 19, 2016 at 4:46 PM, Rich Makela <richmakela@comcast.net> wrote:
Can any of you folks in Minnesota recommend a supplier of marine plywood? I need to make new hatch boards for my M-17, and I'm having trouble finding suitable material. Based on the research I've done so far, plus my one shot at this several years ago, I think I want 9mm Aqua-tek Meranti. I've found one supplier in St. Bonifacious, but I have to buy a 4 x 8 sheet, which is double what I need. I haven't yet found anybody who can use the other half.
Rich Makela
M-17 #233 - Harmony
Lake Calhoun, Mpls