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Well, if you don't have the time or experience to work on it and are willing to spend a few bucks, there is a wooden boat restorer north of you, in Ten Mile, TN - just west of Sweetwater, TN and near Watts Bar Lake - who advertises in WoodenBoat Magazine. His name is Phil Mitchell and tel. is 865-60...

I would lightly wet-sand the paint surface (400 grit) before applying the varnish and between coats of varnish, to improve adherence to the paint surface. By the way, I would only attempt to do this if the paint color was "compatible" with honey-color varnish, otherwise a streaked, off-col...

I am working on the restoration of a sailboat (Snipe, but not Thompson-built). Originally the cypress hull had a natural varnish finish, but the 60-year old wood is not in good enough condition to varnish after sanding (rust stains, dings, uneven surfaces which will be faired with epoxy). I plan to ...

For historical info on Penn Yan boats, contact the Finger Lake Boating Museum at http://www.flbm.org They will be able to supply you with lots of background info on that builder.

Cuprinol is still available in the US. Besides Home Depot and Lowe's (who may carry copper naphthenate wood preservative under a different brand name - look on the label for 1% or 2% solution of copper in solvent), Jamestown Distributors in Bristol, RI also have both types for sale - clear and green...

The product you refer to is Cuprinol, which is a wood preservative that comes in two forms - green (copper naphthenate) or clear (zinc naphthenate). The green kind is a better preservative, but it does stain the wood green so is not what you want to use if the wood is varnished. There are other simi...

Jim Hays, you are a wonderful guy! I have contacted the Thompson owner in Olympia, WA (Jim Ellis) and encouraged him to contact you directly via this web site. The logo (badges) are just what he - and probably many others - are looking for. Many thanks for your kind offer and I'll bet you get alot o...

We had three restored Thompson runabouts on display at the Tacoma (WA) Working Waterfront Museum "Classic Cars & Boats" display on July 1. One of the owners needs to replace the Thompson hull logo emblems on both sides, near the transom. It has the flying bird and Thompson (not Thompso...