Since I'm doing a bit of
mast down
rigging and replacing wiring/antenna, I have my wooden spreaders off.
After a light
sanding with a pad sander, they look very good but need a protective finish.
The simplest is to
varnish, sand,
varnish, sand until I build up 6 coats or more.
Another option is to coat with West system
Epoxy and do a couple of coats.
One or two part
Epoxy paint is another coption.
And the last involves painting the top white (supposedly deters birds perching on them) with either varnish or epoxy on the underside and edges.
What have you done with yours?
Greg Murphy
S/V Amalia
1965
Cal 30
Muskegon, MI