> You can of course order it. It's expensive, and may not be worthwhile to
> you.

> I do not know for sure, but my understanding is the use of special
> adhesives in marine plywood vs regular plywood is a thing of the past. My
> limited experiences seem to have born that out. I've had plywood outside
> exposed to the weather for years without signs of delamination.

> I to built a s&g kayak with luan. Shop it around, as the different stores
> carry vastly different qualities. Around here, Home Depot is impossible to
> beat when it comes to boat building luan. It has the thickest outer plys,
> the most consistent inner plys, a nylon mesh between the plys for
> strength, and costs $7 a sheet.

> And if you are very new to this, you may want to start out with luan
> anyhow, at least up through the stitching process. My first attempt was
> finally abandoned at the stitching step due to insurmountable problems and
> mistakes I'd made. That would have cost me a lot in okum, but since it was
> just luan, I lost about $40 at that point.

Thanks Nolan. Did you use the 1/4" laun, like the other gentleman that posted below? Home Depot here has luan, and it looks pretty good but it is 1/4" (actually, it is just a bit shy of 1/4....the marking shows 5.2mm as the thickness). Is that the same stuff that you used? Which design of S&G did you build? I'm thinking that laun will be OK if the plywood doesn't have to make any real excessive bends. My paddling is on pretty tame water for the most part, and the boats are stored inside. My main concern is the bow and stern areas.....getting the ply to bend in these areas. I am also considering using strips for the deck....I have several left over from the canoe (if y'all have any ideas on the best way to do that.....I'm open to suggestions!). I looked at the okume from clc. I didn't pass out from the price of the ply, but man!, those shipping charges really take a chunk!

MANY THANKS TO ALL WHO HAVE POSTED IN ANSWER TO MY ?s. This is an excellent forum here....a great resource for this ol' country boy! Thanks for sharing your know-how. garland