Pernicious Atavist
11-29-2004, 10:19 AM
Hi, all! Okay, the long awaited repair on my E.M. White-style canoe is about to get underway. Here's the skinny:
-It was built for me by an old fellow about 10+ years ago in Holton, ME. It's cedar with a fiberglass, instead of canvas, skin. Thus, the outside is 'glassed and the inside is varnished.
-It's paddled and sailed mostly in salt water.
-Due to the glass, the wood doesn't have a chance to dry thouroughly and I expect is spends a lot of time damp. This is contributing to a lot of rot.
-As I cannot replace strakes, I have to stabilize them with epoxy, I expect. I've done that to a number of pieces and they are holding up well.
-I'm going to strip the entire interior, replace wales, and revarnish/recoat.
SO--the question is: What is the best material to use to preserve/stabilize the interior wood? CPES? Indivisdual applications of epoxy?
Thanks!
Ed :cool:
-It was built for me by an old fellow about 10+ years ago in Holton, ME. It's cedar with a fiberglass, instead of canvas, skin. Thus, the outside is 'glassed and the inside is varnished.
-It's paddled and sailed mostly in salt water.
-Due to the glass, the wood doesn't have a chance to dry thouroughly and I expect is spends a lot of time damp. This is contributing to a lot of rot.
-As I cannot replace strakes, I have to stabilize them with epoxy, I expect. I've done that to a number of pieces and they are holding up well.
-I'm going to strip the entire interior, replace wales, and revarnish/recoat.
SO--the question is: What is the best material to use to preserve/stabilize the interior wood? CPES? Indivisdual applications of epoxy?
Thanks!
Ed :cool: