I finally got around to fitting the rear side seats to the SCOW, originally I was thinking of making slatted seats, but having sailed on a couple of other SCOWs I decided to reuse the original flat teak seats.
Given that the SCOW was built in 1951, there's a good chance that the new seats and indeed all the interior wood work is 100+ years old.
The old dirty, grey boards which have been lying around in the garage for the past 15 years cleaned up amazingly with just a good coating of oxalic acid, followed by a light sanding and 6 coats of Epifanes varnish. In fact they look much better than the thwart and forward seats.
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1951 was an auspicious year - the year I was born, so I know the SCOW is 74 years old - but she looks as though she's scrubbed up well.
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ReplyDeleteNice work! Very glossy... :o)
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