Marine ply

[Scott Dunsworth]

I have been pricing marine ply   and it has doubled in price since I started my my Belhaven build in 2004 !!!!    

[PAR]

Plywood is closely linked to oil prices, because of shipping and the chemicals used in it's manufacture.

[Scott Dunsworth]

Yea, but double the price of fuel doesn't = double the price in product. I'm getting ready to order my plywood for the sandwiched decks and the cabin and it just makes me sick. As a owner operator of a tracker trailer told me not long ago fuel does increase his costs, but it should only add about 7% max to the overall costs of the product, considering how much he delivers in a load.

 

No one gets political on this forum and that is a good thing, but if we the people don't ease up on the restriction for new drilling permits and quit attacking the coal fired industry we are all in for major price increases and hardships.

[hargrave]

 

No one gets political on this forum and that is a good thing, ....

Please. One of the reasons I come here is because we avoid politics. So can we continue to avoid politics?

[Howard]

Oil prices may have something to do with it, but in a way, it is all related to a depletion of natural resources. The wood it is made from, plus perhaps, the petroleum products used to manufacture and ship the stuff, plus inflation, the latter probably being the biggest culprit of all.

 

Back to depletion of wood, there will come a day, and it may not be far off, when even the plywood we have today won't be available at any price. It simply won't exist. Gordy Hill recently started a thread about reclaimed wood. At one time, high quality wood was so plentiful, it was routinely used to build houses, and in larger dimensions. Now, the same stuff is impossible to find, and is shrinking in size to the point where engineering specs are in doubt. I have friends who had a building collapse yesterday due to snow load. The timbers failed. Perhaps 2 x 8 lumber barely, just barely, met design specs and was used when 2 x 10 would have been stronger but more expensive. Was the 2X stock really 1.5 inches and met design specs, or more like 1 3/8 inches and didn't? Probably the latter and it matters.

 

Whatever the case, I'm of the opinion declining quality and increasing prices are something to recognize, get used to and plan for accordingly.

[Scott Dunsworth]

Sorry Hargrave, I agree with you and edited my post.

[TrailerSailor]

There are many things thake make things cheaper or more expensive. Maybe the stuff itself is the cheapest thing there todays. Here plywood is much cheaper than in US as I saw. But we have many things that are much more expensive than in the US.

Dont take care for all the stupid things in the world. They only make a man crazy....Take a look into the future where you see and feel sailing your fine new boat. It will be fantastic!! This (for me) is the most important thing and helps me to forget all the stupid things in this world.

Money is needed to build her, but it ist only......money....

[Hirilonde]

. Here plywood is much cheaper than in US as I saw. But we have many things that are much more expensive than in the US.

That is because it is made by European companies.  Here in the US we don't make anything in the marine area of plywood nearly as well as Europe.  Our Fir marine ply is junk.

[bhanchett]

All building product costs are shooting up due to the surge in new house construction.  I picked up some 2x and drywall last week and paid 40% more than last year.  I'm paying $$30. for 1/2" BC plywood.  I'm glad my garage is about done.

 

Bill