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In article ,
says...

"Ziggy" wrote in message
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Oh cmon dip****. I gave a valid response to Wayne's request whereas you
don't have a clue about boat upkeep. So why did you bother to respond?


Name calling is great for the group peace & harmony.................

So isn't you and Harry's insults.

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On Mon, 22 Nov 2010 11:49:12 -0500, W1TEF
wrote:

This OT thing seems to be working very nicely.

Not really in my opinion. It keeps people hanging out in this group
that have no real business here.

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On 11/22/10 12:57 PM, Wayne.B wrote:
On Mon, 22 Nov 2010 11:49:12 -0500,
wrote:

This OT thing seems to be working very nicely.

Not really in my opinion. It keeps people hanging out in this group
that have no real business here.


Not much one can do in an unmoderated group *except* not respond to the
troublemakers.

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"Wayne.B" wrote in message
...

One of the joys of owning a boat with a lot of exterior wood trim is
the maintenance work. With 29 years in the sun and salt air, the
teak in our swim platorm was getting thin, brittle and badly worn.
After several years of patchwork repairs it finally seemed time to do
the job right and rebuild the entire thing. No problem. In
exchange of about a boat buck for freshly milled teak strips and a few
new tools, the job is well underway.

Here's a picture of a new strip being sprung into place with clamps
and spacers:

http://img190.imageshack.us/img190/921/swimplatformconstructio.jpg

Notice the reflections in that fine looking transom. :-)

The strips are 15 feet long, 1 1/2 iches wide and about 7/8ths thick,
approximately 25 board feet before milling.

Any suggestions for how to finish the teak when it is finished?

---------

Looks great Wayne!
Lot's of knowledgeable guys on another group report success with sealing
exterior teak with West epoxy and varnishing or painting over that. Haven't
tried it myself but it sounds good.

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On Mon, 22 Nov 2010 13:04:40 -0500, HarryK wrote:

Not much one can do in an unmoderated group *except* not respond to the
troublemakers.

One of the things we can all do is set a good example and not start OT
discussions in the first place. Once they are started they take on a
life of their own and keep people hanging around that really should be
elsewhere.

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On 11/22/10 2:19 PM, Wayne.B wrote:
On Mon, 22 Nov 2010 13:04:40 -0500, wrote:

Not much one can do in an unmoderated group *except* not respond to the
troublemakers.

One of the things we can all do is set a good example and not start OT
discussions in the first place. Once they are started they take on a
life of their own and keep people hanging around that really should be
elsewhere.



I don't disagree philosophically with what you are saying here, although
I am not offput by OT topics marked OT. But I think the "people who
should be elsewhere" aren't going anywhere so long as being snarly to
others is part of their reason for living.

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On Mon, 22 Nov 2010 14:07:04 -0500, I am Tosk
wrote:

Looks great Wayne!
Lot's of knowledgeable guys on another group report success with sealing
exterior teak with West epoxy and varnishing or painting over that. Haven't
tried it myself but it sounds good.

What I have done with great success it use a warm thin coat of epoxy as
a sanding sealer (not really cost effective unless you are buying your
epoxy in bulk as I was) and then using a good UV protective Spar Varnish
over it..

Yes, I've heard of that. In fact there is a special epoxy made just
for that purpose called CPES (Clear Penetrating Epoxy Sealer). I
might give it a try.

http://www.jamestowndistributors.com/userportal/show_product.do?pid=1269&familyName=Smiths+Cold+CP ES+Epoxy

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In article , payer33859
@mypacks.net says...

On 11/22/10 2:19 PM, Wayne.B wrote:
On Mon, 22 Nov 2010 13:04:40 -0500, wrote:

Not much one can do in an unmoderated group *except* not respond to the
troublemakers.

One of the things we can all do is set a good example and not start OT
discussions in the first place. Once they are started they take on a
life of their own and keep people hanging around that really should be
elsewhere.



I don't disagree philosophically with what you are saying here, although
I am not offput by OT topics marked OT. But I think the "people who
should be elsewhere" aren't going anywhere so long as being snarly to
others is part of their reason for living.

Why should anyone be elsewhere if they want to be here?

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On Mon, 22 Nov 2010 14:22:56 -0500, HarryK
wrote:

I don't disagree philosophically with what you are saying here, although
I am not offput by OT topics marked OT. But I think the "people who
should be elsewhere" aren't going anywhere so long as being snarly to
others is part of their reason for living.

Perhaps but there's no reason to hang bait for them.

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"I am Tosk" wrote in message
...

In article m,
says...

"Wayne.B" wrote in message
...

One of the joys of owning a boat with a lot of exterior wood trim is
the maintenance work. With 29 years in the sun and salt air, the
teak in our swim platorm was getting thin, brittle and badly worn.
After several years of patchwork repairs it finally seemed time to do
the job right and rebuild the entire thing. No problem. In
exchange of about a boat buck for freshly milled teak strips and a few
new tools, the job is well underway.

Here's a picture of a new strip being sprung into place with clamps
and spacers:

http://img190.imageshack.us/img190/921/swimplatformconstructio.jpg

Notice the reflections in that fine looking transom. :-)

The strips are 15 feet long, 1 1/2 iches wide and about 7/8ths thick,
approximately 25 board feet before milling.

Any suggestions for how to finish the teak when it is finished?

---------

Looks great Wayne!
Lot's of knowledgeable guys on another group report success with sealing
exterior teak with West epoxy and varnishing or painting over that.
Haven't
tried it myself but it sounds good.

What I have done with great success it use a warm thin coat of epoxy as
a sanding sealer (not really cost effective unless you are buying your
epoxy in bulk as I was) and then using a good UV protective Spar Varnish
over it..

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I'll try that next time. Last time I used Minwax spar urethane and after
scraping/sanding off the old beat up Cetol, I was ****ed to see the urethane
lifting off the wood after a few months.
I've had good luck with the Minwax on interior trim but took it too
far......