Mahogany look Marine ply suppliers?

[Captain Crisp]

Hi all, I need to replace my cockpit seats - 9mm mahogany (look?) marine ply.
Any good recommendations of where to order from?
Many thanks,
Crisp

 

[Stemar]

You won't find proper mahogany these days, so look for sapele or meranti ply.

A quick Google came up with these suppliers
Sapele Plywood Sheets – Fyne Boat Kits
Plywood – Decorative Veneer – Quarter Cut/Crown Cut Sapele One Side | Chiltern Timber (not sure this one is marine ply)
Meranti Marine Plywood

 

[Tranona]

robbins.co.uk/our-products/marine/


9mm seems a bit light for cockpit seats unless it has a very robust supporting framework.

 

[Stemar]

robbins.co.uk/our-products/marine/


9mm seems a bit light for cockpit seats unless it has a very robust supporting framework.

True. IIRC, our old boat had 18mm.

 

[PabloPicasso]

I Have a selection of hardwood doors, rescued from skips, in my garage.

Best place to find mahogany and teak these days is skips. Best part is its free!. People don't value them at all and just throw them out.

You could also try the places that process the skip rubbish,they'll likely have stacks of them for very cheap.

Spend some time diligently removing metal screws, nails ,and tacks before cutting to size on a table saw.

It's amazing how little useable wood you get from one door though.

 

[Stemar]

I got a new front door, and kept the old door and frame. When a steel frame with wooden bars that formed a "patio" across the stern on Jazzcat was damaged in a storm, the new patio was made from the best Brazilian mahogany.

BTW, when I had to make new cockpit locker lids, I used ply, but sealed the edges with hockey-stick moulding, making a drip stop that protected the edges of the ply and prevented water going into the lockers.

One final thought, if the OP's seats don't double as locker lids, Yandles sell slats in various woods that might do the job better than ply.

 

[Moodysailor]

I would think that Mahogany (Sapele) faced ply will be not much price different to buying hardwood - marine ply is very expensive these days. I'd be tempted to buy slats or boards and make them from solid material. I agree that 9mm seems thin without support.

 

[PabloPicasso]

Or use grp slats meant for decking.

 

[Captain Crisp]

robbins.co.uk/our-products/marine/


9mm seems a bit light for cockpit seats unless it has a very robust supporting framework.

They do indeed have robust suppprts and the same hockey-stick beading mentioned by Stemar.
Thanks all

 

[Buck Turgidson]

I used solid Sapele from these guys, they do ply too. Not sure about UK import as I'm on the continent.