[Milsurplus] WW 2 plywood, "boatanchor" boat

[jcoward5452 at aol.com]

The "formula" must be documented somewhere.My Great Uncle's PT Boat was 
burned up with all the others in the Phillapeans after the war 
ended.Higgins and Electric Boat made the stuff.EB is still in business.
 Jay


-----Original Message-----
From: boeing377 at aol.com
To: milsurplus at mailman.qth.net
Sent: Tue, Oct 27, 2009 10:44 am
Subject: [Milsurplus] WW 2 plywood, "boatanchor" boat



"Plywood technology was very well developed by WW II. The built boats,
planes, and many other things out of it, not to mention Eames Chairs 
and a
lot of furniture in the 1930s.

Best,
-John"

I own a WW 2 USN Plane Rearmament Boat, converted into a commercial 
fishing
boat. It was built by the Norton Shipyard in Dark Harbor Maine duriing 
WW 2 and
is still seaworthy. The hull is mil spec mahogany plywood and has never 
had ANY
problems. Postwar plywood used on decking and superstructure mods has 
had the
typical dryrot and delaminating problems expected after   years of 
exposure no
matter how well it is painted and protected. I just wish I could buy 
plywood
today which is as good as the 70 year old sheets the USN used. That 
stuff is
flat out awesome.

The American Aviation Historical Society Journal just had an article on 
WW 2
plywood and the large role that it played in aviation.

73
Mark


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