: I did some checking on this. Although I can't find it now, I
: remember reading that there was always a BS 1088 standard, and a
: Lloyd's approved BS1088. After doing a bit of checking, the
: Glen-L web site has an explanation. It seems that Okoume is not
: rated as a durable wood by Lloyds, so while Okoume plywood can
: be certified BS1088, it can't be Lloyds certified unless it has
: a treatment that prevents rot. There are a couple of companies
: doing this, but there are other plywoods that don't need this
: treatment. Here's a link to the Glen-L page:
: http://www.glen-l.com/weblettr/webletters-6/wl47-plywood.html

: You're right about the need to epoxy coat everything. I read Thomas
: Hill's Ultralight Boatbuilding years ago and I completely agree
: with you and he that unless you are reinforcing with Fiberglass
: epoxy coating is unnecessary.

: m

I don't know about encapsulating the plywood, but it's a good idea to use epoxy on the edges, plywood with it's grain pattern tends to suck up alot of water at the edges but almost nothing from the faces.

Bill H.