: I'm confused with conflicting information that I've found regarding
: the plywood necessary for a S&G kayak. I would like to build
: a small kayak for my 8 yr old son. I've most often seen
: references to buying BS1088 marine plywood, but I've also seen
: several references to using other plywood since the hull will be
: completely encased in epoxied fiberglass. I'm not concerned
: about a little more weight in the material because the boat will
: not be large. Is the real benefit of the BS1088 the solid core,
: or is there another reason why marine grade is necessary? I
: would prefer to have more grain and color options (and save
: money) if I can use a plywood other than marine grade.

: Thanks for your guidance and opinions.

: Tyler

: bzmuwz

My early trial efforts were built with door skin ply. The first 2 sheets I bought were great, attractive face veneers, took paint well, no apparent voids etc. After that the quality went downhill rapidly; the store took to keeping it in a dark location so I couldn't sort through to find a decent sheet. The last one had face veneer that fell off in shreds on one side and when I did my standard void test, by spraying water on it, the other face swelled up like it had a disease. I took the hint and stayed with marine ply after that ...