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Andrew

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Scott

What are you using it for Sam?

John

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if you seal normal ply well it will hold up ok. if you use a resin epoxy or whatever it will be fine. you'll pay alot more for marine ply and you will most likely have to buy a 2400x1200 sheet

Scott

The guys at Glasscraft Boats in Bayswater (9271 5015) will help you out Sam, either with advice, supplies or doing the job. And same as Andy said, they recommend & use sealed out door grade 17mm ply.

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oh yeh good idea scott, will do that...normal marine ply is bloody exxy!
its for a casting deck in my tinnie john!

bunnings should stock the outdoor grade ply hey jody?  

cheers
sam

Likely Sam, tho you may have to try a few stores to get the thickness your after. Not seen any at the Innaloo branch for a while.

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Depending on how you set up the support, you can get away with 12 mm exterior ply. Seal it up with exterior estapol and then cover it in waterproof marine carpet. Better than a bought one if you've got the patience to do it properly.

John

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Sam timber taders in bibra lake Barrington street, dont buy marine ply to expensive buy exterior BC its glued with the same glue as marine ply basicly the same product only comes in 2400 x 1200 sheets all timber is half the price of Bunnings.

cheers diji, yeh ive opted not to go marine ply any more...just going to seal normal outdoor ply! which will save me alot of coin..  

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sam

have been reading abit about this product john...is it waterproof?
i read that it's only UV protective, i could be wrong?  

**edited in** my bad, just found the marine estapol, this will do the job nicely hey john?
should be available at bunnings?
how many coats of it would be suitable do you reckon?

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sam

2-3 coats will be fine. The edges will drink it up so put a bit extra on there.

Are you covering it in marine carpet Sam?

John

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yeh the front seat and the casting deck itself will be cover in marine carpet...
we'll i presume that its marine carpet as i purchased it from whitworths  

cheers
sam

Hi Ya,

From what I undersand, outdoor ply is waterproof.  Apparently it is used by a lot of granno workers to make up formers for their work.  From what I found out a number of years ago, marine grade ply is waterproof and guaranteed to be so.  Outdoor ply is waterproof but not guaranteed.  Basically the only difference really is the glue used so they can guarantee the marine grade and add an enormous premium to the cost.

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How's the casting platform coming along Sam?

John

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