Posted by Alex Forbes on June 24, 2004 at 05:12:58 from 165.247.216.242 user Pitsligo.
In PM, Scarab's bottom is described as "shiny with smooth black varnish". Does anyone know what varnish had been used? The varnish I'm currently laying on my boat is very much gold, perhaps a little bit reddish, not at all black. I know sometimes sandbaggers had varnished bottoms that, while the varnish was still tacky, had been rubbed with graphite for that ultra-smooth racing finish. Anyone know what they used as bottom paint back then?
Sorry if this topic has already been addressed ad nauseam.
Alex