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Thorough and up-to-date manual for boat painting projects. Covers virtually all parts of the boat and all materials. Filled with tips for painting and choosing paints. Downloadable in English, French or Spanish.
[International Paint Inc., Union, NJ, USA]
Casey makes a compelling appeal for more varnished wood on your cruiser. The benefit in esthetics, he argues, is greater than any maintenance savings.
[SailNet, 21 May 2003]
A 40-year-liveaboard couple describe their use of a canvas- water- and mildew-proofing solution to preserve teak, and explain why it′s better than varnish or oil.
[SetSail.com, Charlotte, NC, USA]
Grab bag of facts and commentary on how to oil and varnish exterior wood. Contains excerpts from hard-to-find bulletin board and newsgroup postings, as well as links to useful sites and vendor pages.
[Bill Dietrich, USA]
Stripping, surface preparation, choosing between oil and varnish, application and safety topics for exterior and interior teak.
[Edward G. Bottrell, Glen Haven, NS, Canada]
The author argues that "three coats of epoxy combined with three coats of good varnish can equal twelve or more coats of varnish" and tells you how to apply them so that your new finish lasts longer than either varnish or epoxy alone.
[Take Her Sailing, Cypress, TX, USA]
Teak. Leave it unvarnished to gray naturally? Toss it? Fiberglass over it and paint? These boat owners took the latter approach with a lot of their boat′s teak. They tell you how to do it, and why.
[SailNet, 16 October 2003]
"Painting the hull yourself with a roller and a dry brush cuts the cost by more than 90 percent but diminishes the result by less than 10 percent," says Casey, and he tells you how to do it.
[Sail Jazz, Mount Pleasant, SC, USA]
The authors claim that keeping the bright hull of their 40-foot sloop shining is not as much work as admirers think. For hard-core brightwork enthusiasts, here′s how to choose a finish, put it on easily, and keep it looking good. 4 pages with photos and list of manufacturers.
[Cruising World, April 2004]
Preparing the surface, choosing an epoxy undercoat, and applying the varnish. 2 pages with photos.
[Sail Magazine, April 2002]
Few details on a boat are more striking than a handsome varnished handrail or toerail.
Ken Textor
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