Dan Listermann wrote:
I bought a pair of eight foot oars this summer and they proceeded to go to
hell finish-wise. I used the boat almost daily and did not feel that
protecting them from the weather would be so important. Now I am going to
sand them and give them a new finish. What sort of finish do they need and
why was this finish not applied at the factory?


Dan,

I don't even know if this stuff is still available, but about 20 years
ago I painted a pair of 9ft spruce with Rustoleum Woodsaver (or
something like that - the can is still out in the shed) and they have
been outside for maybe a dozen season since and still look pretty good
fro work boat oars.

Matt