When installing the top piece of the cockpit combing on a 17LT, I allowed some epoxy to get in between the top piece and the small scraps I used to protect the combing from the clamps. When I pried them off, they tore at the grain and left scars in the combing. I’m going to varnish this boat, so I’m looking for a way to salvage the combing…any thoughts are appreciated.
you could also add a contrasting color (some of the kevlar ones that are black are stunning against the wood ...or add a veneer of mahogany or similar. or as Bruce said above
-Billy
Bruce - It took two coats, but your idea seems to have worked. The voids are filled and all but one are completely invisible. Thanks a bunch! I'll post pics on the CLC facebook page in the next couple of days. I should be done with the boat by Monday.
Billy - Thanks for your input as well. If I can't get it to look quite how I want, I had already thought of painting the cockpit. I thought about veneer too, but I was afraid it wouldn't hold up.
If you do not like the final look, you can always paint a colored stripe along the sheer and matching color on the coming ring, or some other such decoration so you do not have only one thing different on the boat.
Ed