On Mon, 18 Aug 2008 17:02:11 -0400, hk wrote:

Which goes to show how subjective taste is. I've never liked teak on a
boat. On the exterior, I always preferred mahogany, the real stuff, not
the crap that is sold most often these days as mahogany. In a cabin, I
pretty cherry or oak.

Mahogany and teak actually look a lot alike when properly finished
with a good varnish but teak is much more durable.

Wayne.B wrote:
On Mon, 18 Aug 2008 17:02:11 -0400, hk wrote:

Which goes to show how subjective taste is. I've never liked teak on a
boat. On the exterior, I always preferred mahogany, the real stuff, not
the crap that is sold most often these days as mahogany. In a cabin, I
pretty cherry or oak.

Mahogany and teak actually look a lot alike when properly finished
with a good varnish but teak is much more durable.


Mahogany and teak don't look the same to me. As for durability, I
wouldn't buy a new boat with any exterior wood. On the interior, I
prefer a minimum of visible wood...and as trim, not on surfaces that
would be subject to wear.

I had my fill of sanding and refinishing wood boats, including varnished
wood, when I was a young teen-ager.


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I am only one, but I am one. I cannot do everything, but I can do
something. And because I cannot do everything, I will not refuse to do
the something that I can do. What I can do, I should do. And what I
should do, by the grace of God, I will do.

— Edward Everett Hale (1822-1909)

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Wayne.B wrote:
On Mon, 18 Aug 2008 17:02:11 -0400, hk wrote:

Which goes to show how subjective taste is. I've never liked teak on a
boat. On the exterior, I always preferred mahogany, the real stuff, not
the crap that is sold most often these days as mahogany. In a cabin, I
pretty cherry or oak.

Mahogany and teak actually look a lot alike when properly finished
with a good varnish but teak is much more durable.


Mahogany and teak don't look the same to me. As for durability, I wouldn't
buy a new boat with any exterior wood. On the interior, I prefer a minimum
of visible wood...and as trim, not on surfaces that would be subject to
wear.

I had my fill of sanding and refinishing wood boats, including varnished
wood, when I was a young teen-ager.



Different strokes............remember the Woody thread?

A lot of work but when properly maintained they are beautiful

"Wayne.B" wrote in message
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On Mon, 18 Aug 2008 17:02:11 -0400, hk wrote:

Which goes to show how subjective taste is. I've never liked teak on a
boat. On the exterior, I always preferred mahogany, the real stuff, not
the crap that is sold most often these days as mahogany. In a cabin, I
pretty cherry or oak.

Mahogany and teak actually look a lot alike when properly finished
with a good varnish but teak is much more durable.


Real Mahogany, not the Philippine Mahogany, does not look like teak.
Actually I think it looks a lot nicer. But, teak is much more durable. My
mothers home is paneled in real Mahogany and when the ceiling dripped, the
wood took a lot more to get it nice looking than teak would of. Her house
was built in 1908, when you could get large sheets of mahogany paneling.