3mm Marine Ply?

deandean

I'm about to start an interesting project and I need two or three sheets of 3mm marine ply for boatbuilding.

BS 1088 and/or Okoume ply seem to be recommended.

I can find 4mm ply at timberireland.ie but I can't find any retailer of the 3mm stuff.

Any recommendation where I can buy some? Dublin area preferred.

Many thanks,
Dean.

fergal.b

Try these http://www.wallerwickham.ie/ and http://www.chadwicks.ie/ Tell us more about your project and I'll tell you more places to get plywood




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deandean

fergal.b wrote: »

Tell us more about your project and I'll tell you more places to get plywood
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early days. there's a fella on here who would stretch this out a bit.....

fergal.b

it involves a scarf joint




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deandean

fergal.b wrote: »

it involves a scarf joint
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Very good! I checked the shopping list:
I am gonna need 3 sheets of 3mm ply and one sheet of 4mm ply. I'll get onto those two sources Fergal, thanks.

I also need a few stringers ('sheer clamps') 12 by 18mm by 4.5m long with strength while light, and no knots. I love abbey woods in baldoyle (wood porn LOL) and Whatya think of douglas fir?
http://www.abbeywoods.ie/softwoods.htm

fergal.b

Yep douglas fir is perfect for stringers thats what I used, don't be too worried about a few knots you can take them out and fill up the holes with epoxy without loosing any strength.



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deandean

Uh-uhhhh it's not looking good for the 3mm marine ply.

I've phoned around, several places stock 4mm ply but no-one stocks ("or has ever stocked") 3mm BS1088 ply.

I can buy it in the UK at about 40 Stg per sheet but shipping is quoted at about 150 quid sterling :eek:

Dunno what to do now!

fergal.b

Will the 1mm make much of a difference.






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deandean

fergal.b wrote: »

Will the 1mm make much of a difference.
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there are some serious bends in the ply per the design, the plans say thou shalt use 3mm ply or it won't form the correct shape.

And there's a weight penalty with 4mm ply.

But I can buy the 4mm in the morning....

Ok some research done, with 'dry heat bending' the curves might be possible in 4mm ply. I'll shoot an email off to the designer.

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