My father an old New England Doryman always painted his dories in either
of these 2 color combintions- 1. White exterior of hull with (Interlux)
Spar Buff gunwales and interior with white thoarts. 2. Navy Gray
exterior, and interior with white gunwales, and thoarts. His oars, and
tholl pins were always finished with natural boiled linseed oil or "deck
oil" a wood preservative concoction consisting of equal proportions of
boiled linseed oil, pine tar, and natural turpentine. He probley has
owned close to a dozen dories in his lifetime. Hope that helps.

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