Posted by Mike Field on April 11, 2014 at 15:22:00 user mikefield.
In Reply to: Re: A SWALLOW'S TALE posted by Dave Thewlis on April 11, 2014 at 10:00:57:
Hh'mmm... Yes, a bit past their use-by dates, those pieces...
Criminal -- I'm afraid Earnest knew little about wooden boats and took the advice of someone who knew even less. What a shame.
The only way epoxy works is in new construction, where every component is encapsulated with it before assembly. Slathering the stuff on afterwards only denies water a way to move through the wood, and so it just stagnates and encourages rot.
Properly maintained, a good wooden boat will outlive a fibreglass one by a half-century or more.