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JKBIXBY
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Initially Posted - 04/11/2012 : 19:40:25

After moving my C25 from the Gulf coast to Eastern Okla, decided to refinish the interior. Salt, humidity and heat were rough on the old girl. I decided to try sanding the bilge covers thinking they might be the same plywood material as the bulkhead. To my surprise both were faux finish. Plywood with a coat of something hard as a rock and then faux wood grain on top. Got them sanded down to bare wood.
The first layer of ply was close to 1/8". One was a poor quality maghogny the other yellow pine. Can I expect the same for the bulkheads or are they better quality plywood than other parts.
Am hoping for something that will refinish and look good. Thanks to fellow C25 owners for all the good advice over the past 15 years.
John on Ms Achsa
77 FK, SR

john on Ms Achsa 77 FK/SR

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Joe Diver
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Response Posted - 04/11/2012 : 21:04:14

I'm approaching the same thing.....I've been refinishing teak piece by piece on the boat.

I did the small kick plate at the base of the dinette table (traditional interior) and it came out beautifully. It was a heavy marine grade plywood with a decently thick teak veneer on top, thick enough to sand to new wood but not all the way through. The wood piece up in the nose of the v-berth though...man that thing was paper thin! The plywood itself, and the near paper thin teak veneer.

I have at home now, the bulkhead between the galley and the port settee. I'm assuming it's the same material the main bulkheads are made of. It's 1/2" and the teak veneers are 1/8", so just enough to work with. I'll be posting some before/after pics soon, as I've been doing with my other pieces.

The main bulkheads may be 5/8" marine plywood....I don't know yet....but the teak veneer layer will probably be the same 1/8".

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JimGo
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Response Posted - 04/11/2012 : 21:07:45

I sanded everything in place. I didn't try to sand it perfectly smooth, out of fear that the veneer was paper thin. Seemed to come out just fine.

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iwillnotsubmit
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Response Posted - 04/12/2012 : 04:02:07

I have pulled all the wood from the interior of my boat. New bulkheads will be cut in the next few days as the old ones have some water damage. Mine are 1/2" ply with teak veneer, but to replace with teak would be very expensive (over $500). I am going with 1/2" oak furniture grade ply and will try to stain it so it matches the rest of the wood, then seal it. The old ply did not seem to be sealed on the edges and allowed water to seep in. I'll post some pics when I'm done.

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Happy D
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Response Posted - 04/12/2012 : 18:06:42

I cut new bulkheads out of teak plywood. It was expensive but it really looks nice! I sealed the edges with epoxy.

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JKBIXBY
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Response Posted - 04/13/2012 : 17:19:54

Finally got all the trim wood out. It is all Teak but the plywood is definately faux finish on ply. Are the bulkheads structural or decorative? I may just replace them.
John on ms achsa 77 FK,SR

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Happy D
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Response Posted - 04/14/2012 : 14:38:45

The upper shroud chain plates are bolted to the aft main bulkheads so they are considered structural. The chain plate leaking tends to rot the bottoms of the bulkheads not to mention the location where the chainplates bolt to. That is the reason most bulkheads are replaced.

[url="http://members.csinet.net/dhapp/bulkhead/bulkhead.html"]Herre is how I replaced my bulkheads.[/url]

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Response Posted - 04/14/2012 : 15:46:39

Howard's Restore-A-Finish (Neutral or Golden Oak) has been a popular, easy solution for interior teak. Wipe on, wipe off.

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Joe Diver
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Response Posted - 04/14/2012 : 18:56:54

Interesting product....sure would make my job easier....but my teak is pretty badly neglected, and you can't varnish over the Howards.....sigh....guess I'll keep on sanding, and sanding, and sanding.......

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JKBIXBY
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Response Posted - 04/14/2012 : 19:45:24

a friend of mine used danish oil on his C36 and it loods great, plus you can touch it up without having to sand again.
john on ms achsa

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