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It's like anything else.
Posted by: tktoo on Nov-27-12 6:35 AM (EST)

If you dwell on it for too long, you'll start to lose perspective.

What's the baseline? Ash gunnels on your average canoe stored in a garage and re-oiled when needed will last how long, 30 years?

A competent professional re-rail costs what, 300-400 bucks?

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Gunwale oiling; how far to go? - booztalkin - Nov-26-12 10:41 PM
- Some thoughts - guideboatguy - Nov-26-12 11:27 PM
  - my take - bowler1 - Nov-27-12 5:52 AM
- It's like anything else. - tktoo - Nov-27-12 6:35 AM
  - I guess it depends who does it... - coronaboy - Nov-27-12 3:55 PM
    - OK, maybe I lowballed it a little. - tktoo - Nov-27-12 5:27 PM
      - $450-600 average price (nm) - openboater - Nov-27-12 6:58 PM
        
        Still seems fair, though I think - tktoo - Nov-28-12 11:06 AM
- depends on how you store the boat - pblanc - Nov-27-12 6:57 AM
- Looks like two choices - booztalkin - Nov-28-12 12:51 AM
  - How about this idea? - guideboatguy - Nov-28-12 1:09 AM
    - I thought of that, too. - booztalkin - Nov-28-12 11:18 AM
  - Well, Chip - sissy103 - Nov-28-12 6:50 AM
    - Prior boat with wood gunwales - booztalkin - Nov-28-12 11:35 AM
- Impractical - pgeorg - Nov-28-12 8:41 AM
- Shame, shame, shame - Glenn_MacGrady - Nov-28-12 11:12 PM
- Trim Construction and Maintenance - CEWilson - Dec-01-12 10:54 AM
  - Mike's wood finish thread... - steve_in_idaho - Dec-01-12 2:55 PM
    - Oh, I'll bet - CEWilson - Dec-01-12 8:29 PM
      - What..apply oil? - kayamedic - Dec-01-12 8:33 PM
      - I'm sure he does too - Andy_Szymczak - Dec-11-12 1:17 PM
- Postscript & Thanks - booztalkin - Dec-11-12 11:50 AM
  - Ash - pblanc - Dec-11-12 12:59 PM