John Garrison wrote:
I just bought a Columbia 23 sailboat. It needs some work on the faded
teak and the barebones interior could use some sprucing up. I'm new to
this kinda thing and have been confused a little. I've seen pictures
on
websites of teak that has been sanded to good wood and treated with
gold
teak oil and it is a pretty golden color. The teak on the outside of
my
boat looks like it would turn out this way. The bulkheads however are
new and the teak is very dark, as is the rest of the interior. Are
there
two different types of teak? All the teak the local west marine sells
is
dark, like the inside of my boat. Where do I get the pretty light
golden
teak I've seen in pictures? I need some for the outside of the boat.

I've never seen teak that is other than golden brown. Gets lighter with
exposure to light.
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Secondly is there a teak stain somewhere that I can use to stain the
inside portion of the cabin doors so the interior matches when the
entrance is covered?

Stain can make wood darker but not lighter. If what you have is teak and it
has been stained your recourse would be to remove the finish, sand out the
stain, reapply a finish. If what you have is ply with a thin veneer you
probably wouldn't be able to sand enough to remove stain.
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Thirdly where are the best shops to try to find teak veneer or teak
panelling to put up in the walls of the cabin?

Constantines is a good one for veneer
www.constantines.com/
also...
http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=teak+veneer
but veneer wouldn't work...you need something stiffer.

Maurice Condon in NY is good for all types of ply and solid wood.

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