Howard
The short answer is, yes, the interior woodwork can be restored. This is a non-trivial project however. Depending on how damaged your woodwork and how the adjacent wood trim has aged, it can be a challenge to restore the interior. Earlier production boats have a dark finish on the woodwork. At sometime in the production line they changed process to a fairly transparent finish that yellows with age. Matching the woodwork finish is a challenge.

Repairing screw holes and damaged sections is difficult. Much of the art involved is simply patience and trial-and-error. Screw holes can be repaired by drilling and plugging the holes. Very small bungs can be purchased for this purpose.

I’ve had great success applying minwax rubbed effect finish. This stuff comes in a metal jug and gets rubbed in with a cloth. It does a great job restoring woodwork that’s in good shape but needs some TLC. Clean first with a mildew cleaner such as X14 and let it dry, then rub in the minwax.

If you must strip the finish, I’ve used a non-toxic paint stripper with good results. After striping, I’ve had some success matching the interior finish in my boat by first applying cetol to amber the color of the woodwork. Then I’ve applied poly-urithane finish such as epifanes to finish the job. If there’s no seam or natural boundary, its almost impossible to match the finish where it meets old woodwork.

Hope this helps
Regards
Rich

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