Why Wood

In an era of modern materials such as fiberglass and aluminum, you might wonder why I

could suggest marine plywood.  When compared to other alternatives, wood has many significant advantages as a construction material for many types of marine craft.

Better resistance to stress Wood is the most resistant to constant direct force... the kind like the structure of a boat gets due to the pressure of the water on the hull.  And the faster the boat goes the heaver the force is. One well-known test was done on various materials to find out how well they hold

up under constant pressure. Each material was put under direct pressure for 1 million cycles for 30 hours at a time.     

1. Straight Fiberglass kept only 22% of original strength
2. Aluminum kept 37% of original strength
3. Wood with epoxy kept 64% of original strength.
4. Better thermal, galvanic and acoustic characteristics

Wood has better thermal and acoustical characteristics than other materials so there are greatly reduced problems with condensation on the faces of the interior hull. Its galvanic characteristics are also ideal. Galvanic corrosion occurs when two dissimilar materials come in contact with each other and one causes the other to corrode. Wood does not have this problem.

Best aesthetics and visual experience No one can doubt that in terms of look and feel, you can't beat the feeling of wood.  The aesthetic characteristics of wood and the visual experience it brings are far superior to the synthetic experience of other types of boats. With its warm and natural beauty, the feeling you get when staying on board surrounded by natural materials contributes to your joy of ownership.

Comparable maintenance costs. Traditionally made wooden boats typically have a high cost of maintenance. This is not true because all wooden parts of our boats that are exposed to the sun or sea are protected by our epoxy coating.  

Technically speaking, when dry wood is protected in this manner, it maintains all its extraordinary characteristics, practically without aging for decades. Maintaining a boat is no more expensive or time consuming than that of a fiberglass boat.

When compared to other materials such as fiberglass, aluminum, or even steel, wood is actually stronger when you look at the relationship between its strength and its weight.  This means that a wooden boat when compared to synthetic boats of the same size and weight, the wooden boat will have the least weight. It also means that when compared to other construction materials, that same wooden boat with have the greatest strength. Bottom Line: Wood has the greatest strength per volume of weight and that makes it highly suitable for boat building where the material needs to be light but strong.