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John P
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Initially Posted - 07/05/2005 : 15:52:40

Okay, so I can read and I can evaluate information, however, I get results all over the board here regarding the finishing of teak on a boat. I see several boats that only appear to clean and oil their exterior teak, yet they varnish the interior? What are the opinions here (pros/cons) of varnish vs. oiling? the teak on my boat is in need of some attention and I really want it to look good, but do not want to ruin it.

'84, C-25, SR/FK, #4663, "ILLUSIONS", Chazy, NY (Lake Champlain)
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thacket3
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Response Posted - 07/05/2005 : 16:30:35

Thats as volatile a question as talking politics on this board. If you do a search, you should be able to find volumes of opinions on that.

(personally, I believe in varnish, inside and out)

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Leon Sisson
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Response Posted - 07/05/2005 : 16:52:52

John P,<blockquote id="quote"><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica" id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote">...regarding the finishing of teak on a boat<hr height="1" noshade id="quote"></blockquote id="quote"></font id="quote"> As thacket3 said, this is a topic you are unlikely to find unanimous consensus about. It's right up there with politics and religion. If you'd like even more strident and varied opinions than here (and a potentially entertaining flame thread) just go ask about teak finishing on [url="http://forum.cruisingworld.com/forums/genlmesg/"]CWBB[/url].

-- Leon Sisson

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HudsonM1
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Response Posted - 07/05/2005 : 20:19:06

John P,

I'm a new owner of an '81 Cat 25 and just finished toiling over the oil/varnish issue for my exterior teak. I can't speak much to the pros and cons, but here's what I did......As much as I love the look of varnish, the grain on my teak was raised enough that it would have taken some heavy sanding to bring it down smooth so the varnish would look like I wanted. I did some light to moderate sanding, cleaned it with Interlux teak cleaner, then applied a few coats of oil. It wasn't a ton of work and right now it looks great. I expect I'll have to slap some more oil on it a couple times between now and the fall to keep the color rich, but that's maybe an hour to an hour and a half job max. Varnish would simply have been more time invested up front, and I was ready to get on the water. Maybe I'll give varnish a try next year.

Hudson
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Derek Crawford
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Response Posted - 07/05/2005 : 22:12:45

The problem that I found with teak oil is that, in a very hot & humid environment,(like Texas in the Summer) it mildews in a couple of months and looks black

Yuck!!!
Hence the use of Cetol with a couple of coats of gloss Cetol as a finisher. Looks great, lasts about 2 years and only requires touch up.
Derek

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dhunt
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Response Posted - 07/05/2005 : 23:01:15

Cetol if you'd rather be sailing . . . I have a teak grid floor in my cockpit . . . under foot and in the sun for a year . . . almost no touchup required this year . . . Nice finish, a little 'plastic' look, but it lasts a looooong time and the teak underneath is protected!

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At Ease
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Response Posted - 07/06/2005 : 13:30:06

Cetol is the way to go. Clean the teak (anyway you want to) put on three coats of Cetol and you are good for at least two years, even in the OK sun.

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mwalkup
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Response Posted - 07/06/2005 : 23:02:07

You know Teak's a funny thing it seems to me. As expouned upon here many times.

Like a woman every man has a preference. I mean that in the most respectful manner of course.

Some men like plain an unadorned, others somewhat shiny and showey, some less maintenace others alot of maintenance.

However there's something about being all dressed up and looking your best, that to me varnish, and as many coats as you can handle, defines a boat and the attention to detail one is prepaired to make.
Mike
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