Wooden Boat Refinishing

[BigDP6841]

Hello<br />I have a 1959 Wooden Boat in great shape except for the finish. I have it stripped to bare wood. My question is what do I use to refinish it . Can I use polyurathene from my local home depot. Do I have to use marine produtcs. What steps would you use to getting a perfect like original finish.<br />Thanks DP

 

[Solittle]

Re: Wooden Boat Refinishing

Forget polyurathene if you want a lasting quality finish. The best is a good grade of marine spar varnish with UV protection. Use the best brush you can afford and plan on multiple coats. The results can be both lasting and spectacular.<br /><br />Oh - - And WELCOME!!

 

[crab bait]

Re: Wooden Boat Refinishing

yeah really,, all that work ,, you sure don't want to skimp here.. <br /><br />i find EPIPHANNES brand marine varnish to be the best.. pick up a can ..an a can of another brand .. rock back-n-forth.. you'll see the dif..<br /><br />first coat 50/50 thinner mix ..so it soaks in good..

 

[Terry H]

Re: Wooden Boat Refinishing

Originally posted by BigDP6841:<br /> Hello<br />I have a 1959 Wooden Boat in great shape except for the finish. I have it stripped to bare wood. My question is what do I use to refinish it . Can I use polyurathene from my local home depot. Do I have to use marine produtcs. What steps would you use to getting a perfect like original finish.<br />Thanks DP

So, what kind of boat is it, what type of wood, can you show us a picture? What was the original finish you are trying to copy? Chief

 

[jmatteo1]

Re: Wooden Boat Refinishing

You can find a lot of great info at www.lymanboat.com. Tom has a great Q&A page with about 5,000 posts on wooden boats(mostly Lyman) I use it for info on my 1958 Lyman 19'. Joe

 

[1961_merrill]

Re: Wooden Boat Refinishing

home depot has marine grade produtcs (Uv) and all for less then $40.00 a gal.