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On 18 Feb 2005 15:19:38 GMT, (William R.
Watt) wrote:
I don't know if you've started to build but meranti (luan) plywood is
cheap, rot resistant, and does not check. I assume because you are using
lumberyard plywood, as I do, that you are interested in a cheap boat. I've
built in lauan and virola (not rot resistant) and just painted. I've also
fished from cheap painted (fir and spruce?) plywood punts. You can't get
spruce plywood any more as far as I know.

I almost picked up the luan, mainly for the lighter weight, but the
interior glue threw me. My understanding was I needed to have
exterior glue or the resin could (and probably would) delaminate the
layers. Is that not true? my lumber yard does not carry exterior
glued luan in 1/4" (actually, 5mm)

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