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Re: S&G: Okoume in So. Calif.?
By:Rehd
Date: 1/30/2003, 11:50 pm
In Response To: S&G: Okoume in So. Calif.? (Brownie)

: I want to get started on my Cirrus but I have not found a source of okoume
: plywood in Ventura, LA or Orange counties. I tried McBeath in LA and
: Kelley Wright in Orange county, no go. I live in Ventura and the closest
: sources I have located so far are in Watsonville and Chowchilla, both
: about 250 miles away. Any other sources that anyone knows about?

: Thanks for any help.

: Bob Brownie

Hey Bob

You are right about Watsonville. And last time I was there, they were short on their Marine plywood as they had just had a sale.
Don't even consider the boat shop in Chowchilla. They sold me the first two sheets I used on a canoe and it was $10.00 higher than from MacBeath in Berkeley. That's how I came to searching all over central Calif. and ended up at Jackel Enterprises in Watsonville. It's been 4 months since I was there also, so they may have more material now.

Mostly they have all the softwoods and a pretty impressive supply of hardwoods and exotics.

Good luck in your search down there...

Rehd

Messages In This Thread

S&G: Okoume in So. Calif.?
Brownie -- 1/30/2003, 10:24 pm
Re: S&G: Okoume in So. Calif.? *LINK*
Dave Houser -- 1/31/2003, 3:07 pm
Re: S&G: Okoume in So. Calif.?
Brownie -- 2/1/2003, 12:30 am
Re: only 90 degrees
Dave Houser -- 2/1/2003, 2:15 am
Re: S&G: Okoume in So. Calif.?
Rehd -- 1/30/2003, 11:50 pm
Re: S&G: Okoume in So. Calif.?
Bob McMurray -- 1/30/2003, 10:36 pm