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I am always interested in how the fasteners are on the bottom and also what kind of water the boat will be used on. One restoration book suggested that the bottoms will only be 1/3 to 1/4 as strong as original and should not be beat badly in rough water.
I am not a purist and instead repair working wood boats back to serviceable condition. I use epoxy fillets often inside the hull after refastening. I also like epoxy/fiberglass below the water line and paint the bottom.
I like keeping the boats indoors over the winter months. All your hard bright work will last a long, long time with minimal maintenance.
The ones that are painted top sides seem to hold up better than the varnished ones if they will be left backing in the summer Sun.
After a season it is easy to see which side of a varnished boat is exposed to the afternoon Sun.