water soaking into windscreen frame

[Freebee]

I have an old motorboat with a wooden windscreen , some parts were rotten and I have replaced these with new second-hand mahogany framing, my problem is I did not treat these parts before the weather changed and now it has, rain water and condensation is wicking into the bare timber. I would have liked to revarnish the whole screen including the new parts but it seems I have little hope whilst the wood is damp. I am keeping the outside covered but condensation on the inside is still wetting the frame is there any process or something I can use to waterproof the timber that would allow varnishing afterwards???

 

[ash2020]

I have an old motorboat with a wooden windscreen , some parts were rotten and I have replaced these with new second-hand mahogany framing, my problem is I did not treat these parts before the weather changed and now it has, rain water and condensation is wicking into the bare timber. I would have liked to revarnish the whole screen including the new parts but it seems I have little hope whilst the wood is damp. I am keeping the outside covered but condensation on the inside is still wetting the frame is there any process or something I can use to waterproof the timber that would allow varnishing afterwards???

A wooden windscreen? Can't imagine it would've been easy to see through!

 

[Plum]

Ma

I have an old motorboat with a wooden windscreen , some parts were rotten and I have replaced these with new second-hand mahogany framing, my problem is I did not treat these parts before the weather changed and now it has, rain water and condensation is wicking into the bare timber. I would have liked to revarnish the whole screen including the new parts but it seems I have little hope whilst the wood is damp. I am keeping the outside covered but condensation on the inside is still wetting the frame is there any process or something I can use to waterproof the timber that would allow varnishing afterwards???

Mahogany is not the best choice but nothing you can do until it is completely dry. Then, I would remove the glass, clean and dry, then two coats of a good epoxy resin before two , or more, coats of a varnish that contains uv protection then put the glass back.