06-26-2008, 05:56 AM
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Originally posted by JWFITZ
Bristol comes in a honey colored formulation that looks a lot like varnish, except for the higher sheen, and a clear formulation too. They're compatible with a lot of stuff. The topmast on my last boat I had treated with that stuff and it was great, very abrasion resistant too as it needed to be shipped 40 feet up the main mast through the spectacle irons to step. You love it. The only drawback I can really put to it is that you really need a real respirator to apply it.
You can sand and buff runs too, which can be a big help as well.
What was your last boat? A brigantine? Tops'l schooner? Sounds like a lovely boat although it also sounds like it probably was a maintenance nightmare. Hey, they are looking for someone to take over the Falls of Clyde! Need another project? It is an iron hulled ship, but instead of keeping it floating, maybe someone could dig a hole to set her in and make her into a house? You could put her in your yard and we could do some paint versus Bristol experiments?
Hey, Glen, if you had the Falls of Clyde in your front yard, then fixing your front door would then become a very minor project. That's one way to make a project easier, don'tcha think?
Kurt Wilson