After years of lifting it and thinking how heavy it was, I assumed it was solid. But it's not, the end blocks are just that, end blocks. I filled a few open seams with West and clamped, and rolled it around to coat the inside with a quart of epoxy.....

I must be reaching the end of a long restoration because I'm running out of things like this to do. I could tell from the broken sail track screws, this was the second time the track has been removed(hence, wooded). I think it's safe to say, as a boom lives under a sailcover most of the time, it will be another 25 years before this gets done again.

The extra thick 25 year build up of old varnish came off easily enough with heat. The time saver was a very sharp old Stanley Joiner plane, used carefully. I worried about losing the beautiful and perfect(to the eye) round shape with scrapers and sandpaper cupping into soft grain.

The long joiner took flat tangents off knocking off high points(as a joiner will). Then 50 grit paper restored the "circle". I'm pleased. I realize now, the weight was largely the heavy bronze gooseneck. Actually this boom, nicely tapered in shape, is quite light considering it's 18' long.

As long as somebody keeps the water out, it should be good for another "wooding" in 2038. I've done my part.