In article <[log in to unmask]>, Ulrich Lachmuth <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > > Hi everybody, especially all wood conservators / restaurators out there. > > Just yesterday we (a commercial pest control company - no soliciting!) > were approached by the owner of a 100-year old steam tug which is being > slowly eaten by wet rot. The guy sure has some money but not enough to > really take the boat apart "grand style". > > Is there an easy-to-apply, environmentally safe and > lasting-in-wet-conditions fungicide known, or any other (realistic and > manageable) approach to this particular type of problem? > > I should mention the boat is not a museum item, the idea is to have it > in the water and moving again, preferrably this summer. > > Thanks for advice, and IOU in case of success > Uli > > Suggest you take a look at http://www.rotdoctor.com/ and the linked RottenBoat 'Zine. Quite a bit there on the use of epoxies for restoration of rotten wood. The Rot Doctor http://www.rotdoctor.com E-Mail: [log in to unmask] Phone: 206 783 0307 Fax: 206 783 0582 -----== Posted via Deja News, The Leader in Internet Discussion ==----- http://www.dejanews.com/ Now offering spam-free web-based newsreading