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Permalink Reply by Karl Mueller on August 31, 2009 at 10:31am

wood.

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Permalink Reply by Trevor Eccles on August 31, 2009 at 11:07am

Yeah, that's kinda what I was thinking. What should I use to restore the darker finish in the pictures?

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Permalink Reply by Jesse Ronnow on September 2, 2009 at 10:07pm

Trevor,

I went with paint for the ease of maintenance; my boat is 30+ years old. However, the wood on your boat looks great. I would go with an oil finish again for the ease of maintenance. If you use a light oil it will pick up the hues of the darker wood on the boat on its own.

Good luck.

Jesse

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Permalink Reply by Karl Mueller on September 3, 2009 at 8:27am

I can't tell from the photos. The two tone finish is awesome. Is it paint and bright, or is it stain and bright. Probably some kind of paint. Hard to say from the pics. Does your dad know, if I remember right that's where you got the boat wasn't it?

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Permalink Reply by Trevor Eccles on September 3, 2009 at 8:47am

Yeah, dad says it was a rub on stain but he doesn't remember the specifics. So I think it's just the stain with varnish over the top and just varnish where the lighter wood is. What's peoples opinion on Man O War Varnish and do you use the gloss semi gloss? It's cheaper but sometimes that isn't a good thing. I think I will try and get a darker stain on there then varnish over the top and just varnish the middle where it's lighter.

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Permalink Reply by Dave Z on September 4, 2009 at 10:34am

I've used man o war on some boat parts in the past in a pinch. I'd spend a little extra and go with Captains 1015 (gloss amber)

(MOW works great as a dip for cane fly rods.)

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