: I'm about to buy okoume for my first Chesapeake kayak. I live in south Texas
: and okoume is scarce here. The only supplier I could find has Joubert (a
: French mill) 3mm, BS1088, okoume plywood at $35 for a 4x8 sheet. How does
: that fare to the more popular brands? I feel lucky to have found it, I was
: even comtemplating luan.

The price is great for a local supplier.

Are you using the 3 mm because its the only thickness you can get or because some other reason?

While 3 mm is lighter, it is also more flexible and has thinner face plys that are easier to sand through. It does make a lighter weight boat though. I built a boat with 4 mm hull and 3 mm decking....

Pete czerpak
albany, NY