I built this circa 25 years ago and it needed a full resto from being on the shelf. The timber had split and to be fair I was much less experienced then when building .
I removed all the paint and fittings and gave it a layer of 1.5 glass with 3 coats of west system epoxy. It came up beautifully and I’m really happy with it.
The morning sun really makes the mahogany come to life