Thread: 3mm marine ply in Melbourne / Vic??

Darren,

Okume is Gaboon here.

I don't know of any 3mm stuff and if Marine Timbers don't have it, there's a fair bet that no one else will be trying either!

Alternative sources are Sharpe Plywoods (Bris Based) or Mister Ply & Wood, but I wouldn't be hopeful.

Don't be tempted to use Pacific Maple or other heavier ply in 3mm unless you check out it's actual weight. 4mm Gaboon may still be your lightest option even with a 30% (because of the increase in thickness) weight penalty.

Cheers,

P

Hi,

Thanks, good to know what to ask for.

I've also re-read the bill of materials, and it is 4mm ply I need

Think I'll read them a couple more times before I start

But still open to any suppliers who are closer than 1 hour from north-east Melbourne.

Regards,
Darren

I've found that it doesn't matter how far away they are, it still costs less to get stuff delivered than it does to drive there and pick it up, specially an 8 x 4 sheet which involves borrowing and returning a trailer.

I also tend to buy enough for the next job too, which is why, when Mik finishes his Rowboat plans soon, I will just pull the ply out of the rack, having bought it when we did the PDR's.

It makes it seem sooo much cheaper when you buy the materials years earlier!

Cheers,

P

Hi All

I got Gaboon delivered from boatcraft pacific in Queensland to Victoria and the delivery costs were only about $15 more than to get from Melbourne (marine timbers) I got them from BCP because I wanted 2500mm long sheets rather than 2440mm to keep it down to one join in my catamaran. It was a popular size years ago for this reason, but is hard to find now, thus my far away search.

I don't know where in Melbourne or whether they have plywoods, but I've heard of others getting some materials, epoxy, foam, etc.. from McDonald Marine, but again I don't know much about them, might worth a try.

Regards

Matt

I got a heap of 9mm meranti marine ply to replace the deck on my 30 ft Van De Stadt from somewhere around moorabin- damned if I can remember the name. I also got a sheet of something around 5mm but it was of a different timber and wheighed more than the 9mm.
Good thing about owning an old Transit van- no problems about fitting that sort of stuff in.

Construction Plywoods in Airport West

I got 3mm and 4mm ply from ACL Wood Products, seem to be called the Plystore as well. 17 Zilla Court Dandenong Sth , off Greens Rd. a while ago for my Kayak. Their ph no. is 03 9792 4030.

Hi,

Thanks for the replies. I'll probably end up going with Boatcraft - cheaper than Melbourne suppliers, they had 3mm and 4mm, and delivery is still cheaper than paying extra and driving to Seaford.

Pagie, I gave Plystore a call and they don't sell direct, but gave me some local suppliers who cna order it in. However they have a hardwood marine ply, not gaboon as per the others. Do you recall what you got, and if it was heavy, looked OK, etc?

Thanks,
Darren

I got some 3 or 4 types off ply. Some Karie?sp + some others. I will have to see if I can find any of it. My shed full at the moment with a lot of unfinished work. Will get out there tomorrow. Maybe.

Plyco had a stand at the WWWS. They are in Fairfield and may be worth checking out. Don't know how prices compare

Hi,

Thanks Krazee...I missed the Plyco stand (only managed to get a couple of hours at the show) but called them today.

Great prices, and 10 minutes form home. They have Aust Standard Hoop Pine ply as well as Britsh Standard Gaboon from 3mm updards, so will have exactly what I need.

Saved me 2 hours in the car or freight from Qld so I'm a happy camper

Will get there in the next few weeks, and let y'all know waht the quality, etc is like.

Regards,
Darren

Originally Posted by bitingmidge

Don't be tempted to use Pacific Maple or other heavier ply in 3mm unless you check out it's actual weight. 4mm Gaboon may still be your lightest option even with a 30% (because of the increase in thickness) weight penalty.

Hi Folks,

I'm about to embark on a Chesapeake 16 bulid. I went and spoke to Boatcraft and the guy there recommended the Pacific Maple over the Gaboon due to the poor quality of the imported Gaboon here. If I do go with the Gaboon, and hand-pick the sheets, are there any tips for spotting bad/problem sheets?

Thanks,
Duncan

Duncan,

There's Pacific Maple, and Pacific Maple.

Check out the weight first, the last time I saw Boatcrafts' stuff it wasn't too bad, but it's not as light as Gaboon.

Try Sharpe Plywood or MrPly & Wood too.

Cheers,

P

Thanks Midge, I will do that. I'll post some pics as i get going with my progress.

Cheers,
Duncan