Re: What do I use to preserve

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: : : If you put the shipwreck on the bottom of a deep cold oligatrophic lake and leave it alone you will be amazed at how long it will last . . . : : : Failing that you might check out Katherine Singley's The Conservation Of Archaeological Artifacts From Freshwater Environments, Lake Michigan Maritime Museum, South Haven, Michigan 1988 : : : -or- : : : Methods of Conserving Archaeological Material From Underwater Sites by Donny L. Hamilton, 1999 : : : by the time you finish reading both papers the deep cold oligitorphic lake Idea looks great. : : : best of luck, : : : Scott : : : : : : {For the curious and nervous....} I have a couple of boards, given to me this summer by Marine City {officially and with their blessing...as they were dredging along the Rivers edge and pulled these up and were in the process of bashing them into little pieces to jam them behind what is now their new sea wall, when I saw them and asked for them...O.K?..now that we are clear on THAT!} I saw someone on here complaining about a piece of shipwreck in Copper Harbor, crumbling due to lack of preservation.....and glycol? was mentioned. : : : : What is that? Is that is best thing I can use to preserve my boards? They will be outside {they aren't very pretty, having been partially burned at one time I think}. Any constructive ideas would be appreciated. : : I am truely amazed with all the young so called high tech brillant divers in todays sport and nobody has come up with the correct answere. SHAME!! I guess you could go with Scotts idea, but I think he forgot about the zebras. anyway it does not answere the ladys question HMMMMMMMMM Tim : ludificare

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