Teak Options

[peterb]

The 1978 23' SF that I bought in February came with teak that was in need of alot of sanding, cleaning, brightening and oiling. I spent more hours than I care to admit doing this.

What are other Classic owners out there doing with their teak? I could be wrong but I seem to remember that Captain Chuck did something with his SF.

[yachtjim]

I love the look of my teak. In fact I just added some with some more on the way. It is a pain to take care of but all I really care about is spending time on the boat, and working on teak is a lot cheaper than burning fuel. I have a combination of oiled teak and varnished teak. I am using Epifanes this year for the varnished portion. If you want to eliminate the maintenance you can awlgrip over it. The previous owner did this to my boat and I will need to remove the paint or replace those pieces in time.

What do you want to do with your teak, oil, varnish or paint? Another option that is increasingly popular on fishing boats is to do nothing with your teak. Leave it natural and clean it every so often.

[Abe's Rocket]

I prefer the straight oil over the oil/sealer mix, like setol. When i was a BN on a sailboat with teak decks, I would clean them seasonally with the two part acid/base and then oil them with teak wonder (packaging looks like a Bud can).

The other option is too hit them with the two part acid in the spring and then leave it natural for the rest of the season. You can clean it occasionally with a Cascade/water mix.

[joey]

If you would like a deep rich color,and rather maintance free for awhile.You start with bare teak and apply 3 or 4 coats of West System using 207 hardener,washing and lightly sanding between coats.Let that stand for 4 or 5 days,then apply 8 to 10 coats of clear Awlgrip(AwlBrite Plus),3006 coverter and A0031 brushing activator.Just be sure to mix the West System by stiring very slowly so there are no air bubbles and do the application in the shade.The Awlgrip brushes very nicely.You should use very thin coats,you can easily put on 3 coats a day and there is no need to sand between coats unless you have a blemish to get out or you have gone 36 hrs between coats.There are pictures of my skiff on the site here that I used this application that you can check to see if you like the color.

[FELLOW-SHIP]

I got so fed up with cleaning teak on my last boat that the first thing I did on this one was remove it all and through it all away. [img]/images/graemlins/blush.gif[/img]
FellowShip

[Finster]

Yeah well, I'm up to my nose hair's with it in the vette. I'm trying to figure out what to do with old so it somewhat matches the new. [img]/images/graemlins/confused.gif[/img]

[peterb]

Anybody out there using the Honey teak option?

I like the finish, but I would prefer it if the color came out lighter.

[Capt Chuck]

Peter

I used the Signature finish "Honey Teak". It does change the color slightly, but different shades are available. I used 4 coats and then 2 clear, sanded and buffed after. The clear is very hard to put on, but the finish is maintenance free for years and easy to repair [img]/images/graemlins/wink.gif[/img]

I like the sound of "Joey's" mixture [img]/images/graemlins/smile.gif[/img]

[ocuyler]

Teak options? When dismantling the 23CC for renovation, I choose the option to remove it all and replace it with modern UV resistant low maintainence materials.

I never regretted the vinyl siding on the house...

[Scott]

I like the sound of "Joey's" mixture [img]/images/graemlins/smile.gif[/img]

Me too ....Sounds like it has some Merritt ...couldn’t resist [img]/images/graemlins/grin.gif[/img] !!!

Joey ... How well does it build up ?? Does it get the "glass" like look??

I also like the teak au natural ...it’s a bit of work to keep it that way …but its all Gucci !!!
I’ve used Honey teak and like the results a lot … one of my favorite teak “dressings” … I also think I used a lot of Tip Top Teak oil with good results.