I agree with everything that has been said so far and will add this: The cost of my BB3 was $2200 to $2500 when I got all done (I don't remember exactly). Included in that is the cost of a custom gas tank, all hardware, primer, paint, sandpaper, epoxy and wood. My BS1088 plywood was about $750 of the total. If I had gone to the local lumber yard for plywood I probably could have saved $4-500 or about 20% of the total. That 20% was well worth it in piece of mind alone. You absolutely won't regret using the best BS1088 marine plywood when you start working with it, it is THAT good.