At the end of its life Supersede Marine Board can be recycled to pellet form for re-use
What is it? A new rot-proof and sustainable alternative to marine plywood
Who’s it for? Production boatbuilders
Marine plywood has been a wonder material for boatbuilding for at least 75 years. In the early days it made possible the many dinghies and small cruising yachts that democratised sailing throughout Europe. And it wasn’t long before designers such as Van de Stadt were using the material for radical and ultra-fast offshore racing yachts.
Today it is still used extensively, even by the big production boatbuilding yards, mainly for structural components such as bulkheads. A key reason for this is it has a weight to stiffness ratio that can only be bettered by the more expensive exotic composite materials now available.
Historically marine plywood has been relatively cheap, but that has changed considerably over time, especially during the past five years – it is now
