The largest wooden runabout, "Pardon Me", resides at Clayton boat museum, NY. Can you imagine maintaining this boat with the epifane, siikens or any other petroleum based varnish?

The boat is now kept out of the sun and rain but you can still see maintenance issues even with the resources of a wooden boat museum. The only long term solution is to move to organic linseed oil based products and save an amazing amount of money and time in maintenance over time.