Is there a suitable replacement that is a close match for Marine Decraguard. I had a project in mind for my boats interior.I found a source for Marine Decraguard in Chicago but the least amount that i could order is 48 sheets. Has anyone found something that is an suitable substitute. Thanks
Marine Decraguard
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Pete i just looked at www.Nevamar.com website. Some of the lamintes look to be a very close colour match. When you get the chance can you post the color model number in which to order. Thanks Again
I found a supplier for Nevamar about 500 miles from me.I ordered a 4x8 foot sheet of Nevamar Laminate ..Golden Ash WM # 8110 T. for a winter project that i have in mind. Takes 2 days ground by Fedex so it will be here next week. Think i will just attach it to pressurized plywood or does it need to be marine plywood.Does anyone know what type of adhesive is needed for attaching the laminate to plywood. Thanks
Remi
Remi
Good quality Contact Cement will work. Apply to both surfaces, allow to dry to tack, align and adhere. Make sure it's positioned, 'cause once it adheres...it ADHERES. If working with a large piece, I use several small wooden sticks/dowels spread evenly across the glued wood; this creates a working surface that allows the laminate to be properly positioned. Place the laminate, position and remove one stick/dowel at a time, rolling or pressing the laminate as I go. Good luck.
I don’t know where the rumor started that you need to order a minimum of 48 sheets of Marine DecraGuard at a time. Marine DecraGuard is made by Olympic Panel Products in Shelton Washington just 20 minutes NW of Olympia. Ben and I will be using it for the boats we are building and he was under the same impression that we had to order 48 sheets at a time.
I talked to Russ Hellwege the Product Manager at Olympic Panel. They sell wholesale only so when we start production, we will buy direct, but for the first boat we will buy just what we need from the local hardware store. There are two hardware stores in Olympia that sell it by the sheet and I know there is one in South Tacoma that sells it by the sheet. I got the names of the stores that sell it by the sheet from Laurie Larsen at Olympic Panel. I was just interested in the ones close to us but she said it is sold all over the country by the sheet.
Here is a PDF file on Marine DecraGuard and here is the contact info for Olympic Panel.
If anybody wants to know of a store that sells it by the sheet in their area, I will see if Laurie Larsen has that information.
Once Ben and I get our operation going next year, we will sell sheets or partial sheets of Marine DecraGuard.
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Dave
I talked to Russ Hellwege the Product Manager at Olympic Panel. They sell wholesale only so when we start production, we will buy direct, but for the first boat we will buy just what we need from the local hardware store. There are two hardware stores in Olympia that sell it by the sheet and I know there is one in South Tacoma that sells it by the sheet. I got the names of the stores that sell it by the sheet from Laurie Larsen at Olympic Panel. I was just interested in the ones close to us but she said it is sold all over the country by the sheet.
Here is a PDF file on Marine DecraGuard and here is the contact info for Olympic Panel.
If anybody wants to know of a store that sells it by the sheet in their area, I will see if Laurie Larsen has that information.
Once Ben and I get our operation going next year, we will sell sheets or partial sheets of Marine DecraGuard.
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Dave
RonJr
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When I rebuilt the interior of Beagle last year I tried for a month to get 3 sheets of DecraGuard with no success, and settled for marine plywood with laminate. I contacted Olympic Panel and tried to reason with them that I wasn't undercutting any of their re-sellers if I couldn't get the product locally. I fould that neither Tacoma Plywood (where I purchased the marine plywood) nor any of the Oly stores had any in stock. I suggested they slip a few pieces out the back door and I would come and get them. I guess I bugged Julie at Olympic Panel enough that she called one day and said I could get 10 panels of shop grade (80% useful) at $40 each through Lumbermans in Shelton. I was already underway with my project by the time this offer was made so I didn't go through with it. I did think about doing it and offering them to my fellow Brats, but I did not have a place to store them long term.
I called OP and was told the same, that they knew of no one that had it in stock for sale to the public. This was just this past summer. They told me that since Bayliner et al weren't making boats, and obviously C-Dory was in flux at the time, they stopped producing it in the antique white color. Only info I could get was the manufacturer of the "laminate" they used to make the product and I figured Formica would work in a pinch. If someone knows of a company "up north" (Everett etc) that stocks it that would save me time and $$ of laminating Formica onto marine ply, so I'd definately be interested for more info.
