ski locker cover and swim deck refinish question

[HopinImFloatin]

I believe both these items to be teak, but they are in rough shape. Ive read tutorials on sanding and oiling etc. but not a big fan of MORE continual maintenance. Is it a sin to... clean, oil, let dry then use a urethane clear for permanent protection?

 

[jbcurt00]

Re: ski locker cover and swim deck refinish question

You might find that after cleaning & oiling, that some urethane's won't stick well to teak, which is high in oils/resins already. That's 1 reason why it's so resistant to rot.

Here's a youtube video by a boat resto shop.....

It's in a couple parts, but click the watch on YouTube icon in the bottom right of the video screen, and the other part(s) should be somewhere along the right side of the browser screen. Or possibly at the end of the video, the other parts will be part of the similar videos YouTube will post when the video ends.

Spar varnish has been widely used. CC254's got some nice teak work on several different elements on his SeaHawk thread as well.

 

[HopinImFloatin]

Re: ski locker cover and swim deck refinish question

thanks for the reply, i actually think ive seen these videos before , time to revisit them i guess

 

[Scott Danforth]

Re: ski locker cover and swim deck refinish question

owning a boat is maintenance. I oiled the teak on my Avanti every other time I washed the boat.

 

[HopinImFloatin]

Re: ski locker cover and swim deck refinish question

yeah , i guess once its back into reasonable shape its not that bad, just need to get it back to "reasonable" first

 

[HopinImFloatin]

Re: ski locker cover and swim deck refinish question

btw danforth, love the avatar pic!