Here are links to some of Snake Mountain Boatworks’ favorite materials & resources for vintage wooden boat preservation: stripper, wood bleach, countersink bungs, bilge & bottom paint, primer, seam filler & varnish.
- Stripper – Circa 1850 Heavy Body Paint & Varnish Remover
- Wood bleach – Daly’s A&B Bleach
- Fasteners – Silicon bronze wood screws – NO STAINLESS – flat head Frearson
- Wooden Boat Countersink Bungs
- Deck plank countersinks – 3/8” Philippine mahogany
- Blonde king plank countersinks – 3/8” South American mahogany – wood tends to be lighter
- Sealing bare wood – CPES
- Adhesive-sealant – 3M 5200 Marine Adhesive Sealant
- Wood stain – pre-mixed Jel’d wood stain – Chris-Craft Postwar and Chris-Craft Blonde, available from Mike Mayer, Lake Oswego Boat Co.
- Cell – 503.638.1103
- Email – [email protected]
- Bilge paint – SANPACO Chris-Craft Mahogany Bilge Paint – part 9605
- Filling deck seams – Sikaflex 295 UV
- Varnish – Interlux Perfection Plus Two-Part Varnish
- Primer – boot stripe and bottom – Interlux Interprotect 2000E Two-Part Barrier Coat Primer
- Wood Boat Bottom Paint
- If boat will be dry sailed – Pettit Old Salem Copper Bronze Hard Racing Bottom Paint
- If boat will “live” in the water during the season – absolutely not recommended! – Pettit 1933 Copper Bronze Antifouling Paint