Originally Posted by
Chairman
I built the original Mini Vee with yellow pine AC. The bottom, finished with clear epoxy, is still good as far as I know (I don't own the boat anymore). The deck did start to check, as you would expect from this kind of plywood, but has been repainted and looks pretty good.
I've build four more Mini Vees, all with exterior grade luan. The first one experienced one major failure -- my fault, I skimped on the internal bracing. I still race that same boat (rebuilt) and regularly hit waves that nearly knock teeth out, but the boat takes it and goes on.
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