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Subject: Re: TWL: Re:Trawler Newbie Needs Teak Advice
From: Ed Pare (edbrooke@XXX.XXX)
Date: Tue Sep 03 2002 - 00:40:20 EDT
Jerry,
You will probably get dozens of responses to this question!
I am responding because we just went through this with our 1981 CHB 34.
We have all-teak interior except for the vinyl headliner and we did it all
with one coat of Interlux satin. Interlux looks like natural wood with no
finish at all. Nine months later, it still looks the same.
The parquet floors got 3 coats. One mistake I made was to re-coat too
quickly. 24 hours is not enough for interiors with poor ventilation and no
sun. Make sure you give Interlux at least 48 hours or it will lift on you.
I also made the mistake of not sanding it smooth - the results were lifts
where the varnish shrank over a depression and lifted up. No big deal -
I'll get it "the first".
All PO's left the outside teak decks natural. I personally don't like grey,
so I cleaned them with Te-Ka. I did not believe the volume of gel-like grey
grunge that came up out of the wood! I was truly amazed at how much crap
came up and how pretty the wood looked the next day. Since this boat
already had Cetol on the trim, around the windows, and on the caprail, I did
the decks with Armada gloss. I feel Armada is a superior product and looks
better than Cetol. I have read that gloss is supposed to be slippery but
maybe because our wood has weathered for 21 years and is highly textured, it
is not slippery at all. Whatever, it is quite pretty and cleans up in a
jiffy! Last but not least - the fact that I have never seen mentioned is
....... The decks are SEALED! There is no way any significant moisture is
getting past 3 coats of unthinned Armada.
I realize the subject of varnish is entirely subjective but I can prove that
a clear varnish might only last you a month or so in direct sun while a
pigmented varnish like Cetol or Armada might last you a year or more, and
then only need touching up.
Congrats on your new trawler and I'm sure it will provide hours and hours
and hours of new and fun things to do, like Varnishing! and cleaning your
diesel tanks! and rewiring! and repairing!
Have fun!
Ed Pare'
M/V Scheherezade, CHB 34
Email: edbrooke@XXX.XXX
> Help! We finally traded up to our dream trawler and are faced with large
> amounts of 18 year old , worn-thin teak decks that look very bare. A cryptic
> note from a previous owner said, " for two years we have been washing the
> teak monthly with sudsy ammonia, Tide, and warm water and the C-Tol is almost
> all gone." We have seen a similar old trawler with fresh C-Tol that looks
> pretty good. My question for you savvy owners: What are the
> advantages/problems with C-Tol ? What else is there? How about the interior,
> good condition teak?
> Jerry Edwards
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