So I volunteered to do some repair & restoration on my wife's team's Dragon Boat. See pic. The seats and gunnels (gunwhales) are in need of some TLC. This is a 16 year old boat and I don't know if any TLC has been done to the seats & gunnels in the past. At best maybe some wax has been applied. Anyways they are weathered and grey-ish. Presumably made out of either teak or mahogany, and not certain what type of finish has been applied to them in the past.
.....so I need some advice please on how to proceed. The seats cannot end up with a glass smooth finish as once they get wet the paddler will slide off the seat. And both the gunnels and seats need to have both a waterproof and UV blocking finish.
Any suggestions? Thanks in advance.