Arvor 230as

[Tony smith]

Had the boat a year now well impressed with it.

[Saintly Fish]

11 minutes ago, Tony smith said:

Had the boat a year now well impressed with it.

Hmmmnn , seen that somewhere before! 🤔

[Andy135]

Got any more pics Tony? She looks lovely.

[Tony smith]

Hi all

She got a bit of weed on her covering up the stripes if you zoom in you can see she's ok in the water 👍

[Tony smith]

30 minutes ago, Andy135 said:

Got any more pics Tony? She looks lovely.

Just finished rubbing down and oiling the timber on my boat 👍

[Andy135]

3 minutes ago, Tony smith said:

Just finished rubbing down and oiling the timber on my boat 👍

Very smart! 👍

[Tony smith]

[Tony smith]

Nice job 

It took me about three days mucking about 

And I am a carpenter 🤪

[Tony smith]

Great engine starts first time every time

Great on fuel 

VW 150hp

[Tony smith]

3 minutes ago, JonC said:

I took them home and dismantled them to do it.easy with a belt sander 

That's what I done. But there's a lot of edges on it all then three coats of Danish oil 👍

[Saintly Fish]

@Tony smith your wood looks nice in that dark colour. I had mine acid washed (years of incorrect oils and varnish) and then sanded lightly. Now the wood is a nice light natural colour which I love, it was darker to start with.

 

 

Ive now purchased some Semco teak sealer with a honeycomb shade to it. This will be applied after another wash off and sanding. 

[Tony smith]

4 minutes ago, Saintly Fish said:

@Tony smith your wood looks nice in that dark colour. I had mine acid washed (years of incorrect oils and varnish) and then sanded lightly. Now the wood is a nice light natural colour which I love, it was darker to start with.

 

 

Ive now purchased some Semco teak sealer with a honeycomb shade to it. This will be applied after another wash off and sanding. 

I sanded it down and just put on a clear Danish oil the wood is Iroko which is a redwood when yours is wet it will go the same colour👍

[Saintly Fish]

6 minutes ago, Tony smith said:

I sanded it down and just put on a clear Danish oil the wood is Iroko which is a redwood when yours is wet it will go the same colour👍

Mine was done 4 weeks ago and it’s still light. Yes darkens for a bit whilst raining, but dries back to light neutral very quickly. 

[Tony smith]

1 hour ago, Saintly Fish said:

quickly. 

Hi mate

I have sealed my timber to stop it getting wet. Where yours is natural timber it's unsealed so can stain very easy.

Your timber is iroko the same as mine and is fine left untreated as it has it's own oils in the timber.

I just like to make it waterproof and no stains.

I do like the colour better untreated but I've got to seal mine up.

Hopefully there will be plenty of blood on the boat that can't stain the wood haha 👍

 

[Saintly Fish]

32 minutes ago, Tony smith said:

Hi mate

I have sealed my timber to stop it getting wet. Where yours is natural timber it's unsealed so can stain very easy.

Your timber is iroko the same as mine and is fine left untreated as it has it's own oils in the timber.

I just like to make it waterproof and no stains.

I do like the colour better untreated but I've got to seal mine up.

Hopefully there will be plenty of blood on the boat that can't stain the wood haha 👍

 

Fingers crossed 💪🏻🐟🎣🤞🏻

[Norwayfisher]

That's a great boat it has great lines so maybe just maybe I'll get ones sometime.

[Geoff]

Lovely looking boat, thanks for posting the new pics. The before and after pics of the wood staining just shows how much you can improve the looks of timber if you put a little (lot) effort into it. Now you just need to clean her dirty bottom.  Geoff.