What surprised me was how well the epoxy worked as a glue ...And the marine ply was only 10% stronger than the reg ply at over twice the price ...
Also look closely at that glue clip. Notice the thickness or thinness of the top layer of veneer, which is what failed. How strong would that joint be on a solid piece of wood?!!!
The sheets that I've been looking at the marine is 3X the price. At what point does one lose cost effectiveness? I know and see it here all the time that it gets real easy to spend other peoples money.
Perspective,
Here I've got a 26 year old boat that I have about $1500.00 into. There is nothing special about it. Heck I see 20 or more each year for sale so it is a common boat. Of those even the ones in top shape are only valued at about $3000.00 with all the extra goodies with it. Then there is nothing wrong with the plywood that is in it now and I am sure it would last for as long as I own this boat. It just looks like junk and one of the reasons I'm pulling it up is because I want to check all the foam under it as right now the boat seems heavy. Besides the fact I want to strip it all out and repaint it! But then again some of that extra weight may be due to all the 5/8" plywood that was used in the last replacement.
I have no need or intention to build a monument of this boat. It is a fishing boat that will get worked, beaten and at times abused. Cold rainy, snowey, direct hot sun, water that still has ice flowing in it. Spring logs, debris, submerged broken pier pcs., Rocks, stumps, beachings and whatever else may come along. Besides, I've been catching just as many fish in this the way it is as those in the $30k Lunds who are afraid to go into the rock piles and stump fields.