Hi together,
I have aquired a 1990 Parker 470 and noticed that it has a wooden stiffening profile made of wood under the traveler rail. The boat has not been used for quite some years now, but was located somewhere in the woods, only covered, not under a roof, so probably a lot of humidity there, especially judgeing by some of the screws and nuts ( never had a nut to desintegrate literally when trying to unscrew it ). Now, besides rust, I have the problem that some of the paint is gone from that wooden traverse and therefore I'm not sure how good the underlying wood still is. Now, the question would be : should I only overpaint it afer sanding or should I laminate it first on both sides with fiber and then paint it over. It doesn't look to be laminated now, and I'm not eager to do so, but if this would make it work better... Any other ideas are highly appreciated - I want to get on the water with my new boat
Regards, Stefan
I have aquired a 1990 Parker 470 and noticed that it has a wooden stiffening profile made of wood under the traveler rail. The boat has not been used for quite some years now, but was located somewhere in the woods, only covered, not under a roof, so probably a lot of humidity there, especially judgeing by some of the screws and nuts ( never had a nut to desintegrate literally when trying to unscrew it ). Now, besides rust, I have the problem that some of the paint is gone from that wooden traverse and therefore I'm not sure how good the underlying wood still is. Now, the question would be : should I only overpaint it afer sanding or should I laminate it first on both sides with fiber and then paint it over. It doesn't look to be laminated now, and I'm not eager to do so, but if this would make it work better... Any other ideas are highly appreciated - I want to get on the water with my new boat

Regards, Stefan