Re: [Amel Yacht Owners] Bow locker bottoms...
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James Alton
Dan, Odds are that any bare wood in the chain locker area will have at least some moisture in it which makes oil based coatings problematic. If your desire is to try and prevent the wood from rotting a good choice might be a Borate based solution such as Timbor. Timbor comes in a powder form which you mix with plain water, it has low toxicity to humans and almost no odour. It also kills bugs albeit slowly. There is another mixture that uses ethelyne glycol and Borate which is more effective but I don't like the smell of glycol and it is quite poisonous to humans and pets. Linseed oil will turn black quickly in such a humid environment and I have serious doubts about it being a preservative. Some of the older copper based preservatives were reasonably effective for a surface treatment but the penetration is poor. The Borate on the other hand will over time will work it's way completely through the wood. The best place to apply the solution is to the edge end grain of the plywood if you can get in there with a spray bottle or something. If you can find a way to keep the humidity down in the locker, it will certainly extend the life of the plywood with or without a treatment. Best, James Alton SV Sueno, Maramu #220 Sent from Samsung tablet. -------- Original message -------- From: "'dancarlson367@...' dancarlson367@... [amelyachtowners]" <amelyachtowners@...> Date: 10/12/17 15:12 (GMT+01:00) To: amelyachtowners@... Subject: Re: [Amel Yacht Owners] Bow locker bottoms... Has anyone used linseed oil or other wood preservative to treat their exposed wood above the chain locker? I inspected my wood on BeBe, SM387, before leaving for the summer and have it on my list to apply something protective when I return. Dan Carlson
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