1947 Larson Speed Runabout

by Craig
(Bemidji, MN USA)

Larson boat company, Little Falls, Minnesota

Blogging on the restoration beginning April 2010 at This Olde Bote A Norsk Saga

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1947 Larson Speed Runabout

tung oil finish?
by: Craig

Hey Mike,

I'm thinking ahead to when I have it all stripped down, and what sort of finish to put on it.

I've read about tung oil and wonder if I can use that on the entire boat.

I understand you put lots of coats of the stuff on, and there's a type that will add a sheen like on the bow deck and the sides.

Then I'd want to put on a good bottom paint that would stick after the tung oil has been applied?
Just up to the waterline.

If I use regular old wood putty to fill in here and there, will the tung oil finish those areas in a good way too?

My target to have it in the water is sometime in July.

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Woody Brain
by: Anonymous

It’s probably too late to warn you that there is no cure known to medical science for ‘woody brain’.

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by: Anonymous

It's "steady as she goes"...!

Being a complete rooky at this type of thing, I'm having to learn as I go.

But the information here at DIY is sure a big help.

Takes a lot of dedication, I can see, to bring an old boat back onto the water.

I think you might have to be a bit "woody" in the brain. ;-)