Andrew Connolly
03-24-2010, 10:53 PM
i am building a 20ft speed boat from a clarkcraft kit and have the plywood deck on the boat. I would like the top of the boat to be mahogony and am thinking of veneering the top.
The deck is 3/8" ply screwed / epoxyed to the hull. The original plans have the deck sanded and covered with a layer of 6-7 oz glass and then wetted out with epoxy follwed by sanding / varnish etc etc. I do not like the look of the ply but also do not wnat to paint the top.
I would like to understand how I could apply a mahogony veneer to the ply and then glass / epoxy on top of that to get a nice wood looking finish. The structure would be difficult to clamp the veneer down on vacuum bag so contact adhesive would be the best way i think. I am looking at veneers 4" wide and placing on the ply in strips at 45 deg to the center line.
Any input / experience uisng veneers like this under would be a real help. I have no experience with veneers at all and the all the information out there is difficult to understand what will really work for waht I want to do.:eek:
The deck is 3/8" ply screwed / epoxyed to the hull. The original plans have the deck sanded and covered with a layer of 6-7 oz glass and then wetted out with epoxy follwed by sanding / varnish etc etc. I do not like the look of the ply but also do not wnat to paint the top.
I would like to understand how I could apply a mahogony veneer to the ply and then glass / epoxy on top of that to get a nice wood looking finish. The structure would be difficult to clamp the veneer down on vacuum bag so contact adhesive would be the best way i think. I am looking at veneers 4" wide and placing on the ply in strips at 45 deg to the center line.
Any input / experience uisng veneers like this under would be a real help. I have no experience with veneers at all and the all the information out there is difficult to understand what will really work for waht I want to do.:eek: