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
Rich: just a thought. have John Owens in TX make them for you. may be cheaper because of shipping and the 'must by one 4x8 sheet limitation'. jowoodworks.com if John can't assist i have 9mm Meranti hydrocore Marine (BS 1088). actually just got in a pallet of 10 sheets for building more S15s and S17s. could cut you the hatchboards and ship them to you. or i could 'rough cut' them so they could be shipped non-freight (ie, no semi-truck) and you could finish cut. i get my plywood from World Panel Products in Riviera Beach, FL. -- :: Dave Scobie :: former M15 owner - www.freewebs.com/m15-named-scred :: M17 #375 SWEET PEA - www.m17-375.webs.com On Fri, Feb 19, 2016 at 3:46 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
John Owens is a real craftsman. Good to go. Bob Sent from my iPad
On Feb 19, 2016, at 3:21 PM, Dave Scobie <scoobscobie@gmail.com> wrote:
Rich:
just a thought. have John Owens in TX make them for you. may be cheaper because of shipping and the 'must by one 4x8 sheet limitation'.
jowoodworks.com
if John can't assist i have 9mm Meranti hydrocore Marine (BS 1088). actually just got in a pallet of 10 sheets for building more S15s and S17s. could cut you the hatchboards and ship them to you. or i could 'rough cut' them so they could be shipped non-freight (ie, no semi-truck) and you could finish cut.
i get my plywood from World Panel Products in Riviera Beach, FL.
-- :: Dave Scobie :: former M15 owner - www.freewebs.com/m15-named-scred :: M17 #375 SWEET PEA - www.m17-375.webs.com
On Fri, Feb 19, 2016 at 3:46 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
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
Is marine teak ply available in your region? I just turned my M-15 hatch boards around and put the good side out. Then I gave those suckers 5 coats of Epifanes.....Larry in Sacramento -----Original Message----- From: montgomery_boats [mailto:montgomery_boats-bounces@mailman.xmission.com] On Behalf Of Rich Makela Sent: Friday, February 19, 2016 2:46 PM To: For and about Montgomery Sailboats Subject: M_Boats: Marine Plywood in Minnesota 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
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