Hi Bernd,
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I am really happy to be in touch with other people who are interested in building KD860 in the region. We should be able to pull recourses together to build our boats more efficiently. It is also a good motivation when several people are working together with the same goal. At the end we could even plan a little regatta!
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For the plywood and specific materials, finding a local source is always better. The three main pain points with importation is first the logistics involved that can be complicated and costly, second the regulations on importation with protectionism again foreign products with heavy tax or even ban and third, the requirement for minimum order quantity, very often requiring to buy a full container of materials at minimum. This is why it is always preferable to work with whatever is available in the country. We will see how it goes. If there are other alternative material we will check with you. You already told me that meranti is out which is what is common here so need to find something else.
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I checked the Vietnam company and their marine plywood is made from eucalyptus. This is a mill producing from local wood source. okume is only used as outer skin on their low grade ply. Internal is a mix of wood. Would eucalyptus be a substitute for okume??
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Alain Dupuis