Type of Wood for Trim

[SouthernAppal]

In an earlier post I asked if anyone had thoughts or knowledge of the type of wood on the trim of my 1979 AMF Crestliner Muskie 550. Several folks suggested it was teak, and one person suggested that pics would be more helpful than information I had provided.

So here are some photographs of the brightwork.

 

[Bob_VT]

Re: Type of Wood for Trim

Teak to me too. Get some Teak restoring kit and some 120 grit sandpaper and have at it.

As far as the splitting ..... you might want to fill the gaps and splits with epoxy.

It is repairable.

 

[kaferhaus]

Re: Type of Wood for Trim

yep it's teak for sure.

Unless you're trying for a "original" restore I'd replace it with a high density plastic, of if it's stricly cosmetic I'd fill the holes and forget about it.

The problem with teak is the maintenance is a never ending chore.... I had a sailboat that was covered in it.... the stuff was everywhere. We spent 3 times the hours maintaining that boat than we did using it. It was a beautiful boat when all the brightwork was oiled up good but within a few months it looked like crap again.

And do not use any of the "wonder" finishes on it.... they last longer in the short term but they will crack and peel.... and re-finishing that is a much bigger undertaking than keeping the teak oiled up.

I stay away from boats with brightwork on them, unless it's easy to just eliminate it. We like using our boats, not working on them.