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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? |
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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? I just used teak oil on the thwart of my daysailer. |
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"YukonBound" wrote in message ...
"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? I just used teak oil on the thwart of my daysailer. Thwart? Do you mean seat? Did the oil stain your shorts? -- Ziggy® |
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On 11/21/10 3:13 PM, YukonBound wrote:
"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? I just used teak oil on the thwart of my daysailer. You shouldn't use esoteric boating words (thwart) in this newsgroup; some of the spoofers won't get it. |
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"HarryK" wrote in message m... On 11/21/10 3:13 PM, YukonBound wrote: "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? I just used teak oil on the thwart of my daysailer. You shouldn't use esoteric boating words (thwart) in this newsgroup; some of the spoofers won't get it. ~~ Snerk ~~ I see what you mean! |
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On 11/21/10 3:51 PM, YukonBound wrote:
"HarryK" wrote in message m... On 11/21/10 3:13 PM, YukonBound wrote: "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? I just used teak oil on the thwart of my daysailer. You shouldn't use esoteric boating words (thwart) in this newsgroup; some of the spoofers won't get it. ~~ Snerk ~~ I see what you mean! Now Don, do you really think anyone would think you and Harry are not up to your old tricks of insulting? Snerk -- Spoofers can go to Hell in a handbasket |
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"The No Spoof Zone" wrote in message ...
On 11/21/10 3:51 PM, YukonBound wrote: "HarryK" wrote in message m... On 11/21/10 3:13 PM, YukonBound wrote: "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? I just used teak oil on the thwart of my daysailer. You shouldn't use esoteric boating words (thwart) in this newsgroup; some of the spoofers won't get it. ~~ Snerk ~~ I see what you mean! Now Don, do you really think anyone would think you and Harry are not up to your old tricks of insulting? Snerk -- Spoofers can go to Hell in a handbasket They never stopped. It's obvious that being well behaved is beyond their capabilities. Too bad. Were it not for those two, we could have cleaned up rec.boats. -- Ziggy® |
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@mypacks.net says... On 11/21/10 3:13 PM, YukonBound wrote: "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? I just used teak oil on the thwart of my daysailer. You shouldn't use esoteric boating words (thwart) in this newsgroup; some of the spoofers won't get it. Nice insulting! That should help with the group harmony. |
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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? My suggestion is not to apply any coating leave the teak au Natural. As you know the best way to finished a teak swimming Platform is not to put anything on it. Wash and scrub with a soft brush the platform when needed. If you do not mind a slippery platform when wet Cetol light finish looks nice. It has to be redone every second year or so? The oil contained in the teak wood does not facilitate the adherence (sticking) of almost any surface coating for a long period of time. The other coating that I used is a Tung oil finish BERH No 600. Its formulated with Linseed oil, Tung oil, Wax and fortified with a UV inhibitor. It looks very nice but will not last a season, re-coating is needed every month? It's easier then removing a Cetol or varnish finishes with a scrapper. |
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