Advice on paint for cabin internals & and halting rot

[Amp1ng]

Hi all - this is the first time I've posted on this particular forum. I have recently purchased a wooden top Twister 28 which is the first boat I've owned with any real wood to take care of. She's in reasonably good condition but I'm looking to improve the cosmetic appearance in the cabin by re painting the underside of the coach roof, some bulkheads and the centre section of the cabin sides leaving the large section of quadrant between roof and sides and the length of deck joint trim running fore and aft in the cabin. The bulk heads and coach roof are already painted white but now discoloured, the cabin sides are varnished (I believe) Mahogany (someone please correct me If I'm likely to be wrong).

What is the recommended paint I should use for this application (preferably matt finish)?

Also I notice one of the deck to cabin side fasteners has almost broken through the external face of the wooden cabin side and as a result there is some darkening of the wood around the area close to the deck which I believe to be the start of rot. Aside from removing the fastener and re fixing is there anything I can do to treat the rot and make a good cosmetic repair to the wood before re varnishing? Don't get me wrong I'm not desperate to go digging around if anyone has a less intrusive solution to suggest. My first concern is halting the rot before it becomes extensive.

Many thanks

 

[Fantasie 19]

If all you want is an emulsion I've been using standard bathroom/kitchen paint (usually with an anti-fungicide in)...

Sugar soap wash down, two coats via a roller, and everything washes off in water, and little smell... did mine a couple of years ago and still looking good so far.

 

[Poignard]

Fantasie 19 is right. Dulux Kitchen emulsion is ideal for the white painted plywood and Le Tonkinois gives a lovely rich finish to the mahogany.

The deck/coachroof joint and the deck/cockpit coaming joint are favourite places for serious rot to occur. The subject is well covered in the Twister Class Association forum.

A lovely boat, by the way, I've had one for 19 years and wouldn't change her for anything.

 

[steveeasy]

Hi,
Im just doing the inner coachroof of my twister, recent purchase. (actually ive got to do a complete refit and rebuild including new engine,) a blank canvas. I have decided not to paint inner coachroof, instead line with composite cladding in gloss white.

Good Luck,

steveeasy

 

[Woodlouse]

A bit of darkening of the wood doesn't always mean rot. Poke it with a pointy thing and see how hard the wood is, if it's solid then you're fine, chances are a bit of water has got in but it's not been damp for long enough for it to start rotting. It might be worth extracting the offending fastening and putting it back with some sealant in case that's where it's come from.

Depending on the wood scraping back to bare and then applying oxalis acid might well return it to its original colour.