On Sun, 21 Nov 2010 14:09:00 -0500, Wayne.B
wrote:

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?

Beautiful.

I'd have to do some research on finishing teak that's going to spend much of
it's time quite wet. I suppose oil, like Tom said, would be a good way to go. At
least you could rub a new coat on every time the wood dried.
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Hope you're having a great day!

John H