Monty,

The worst of my sole was also under the table!  I'm going to use West
105/207 and clear Cetol.
Where is your boat?  Mine is currently in Chesapeake Harbor.  (The
floorboards are in Bethesda waiting for warmer weather).

Joel
35/3
The Office
Annapolis


On Mon, Jan 28, 2013 at 2:55 PM, Monty Schumpert <[email protected]>wrote:

> Joel, Edd, et. al.
>
> I'm in the middle of the same project and have one small part of a holly
> strip with the same moisture problem. In fact it was so soft that when I
> sanded it gently after stripping the old varnish the holly in that spot was
> pretty much removed. Luckily it's hidden next to the mast under the table,
> so is out of view.
> I'll probably just fill it with epoxy. BTW what are you and others
> planning to use for the top coat? I'm planning on using Smith's CPES to
> seal the wood, but haven't yet decided on varnish, one or two part
> polyurethane, etc.
>
> Monty Schumpert
> Scandia
> C&C 34+
> Annapolis, MD
>
> On Jan 28, 2013, at 2:04 PM, Joel Aronson wrote:
>
> Edd,
>
> I'm in the middle of a re-finish.  The teak and holly is the top layer of
> a marine plywood.  It is thin.  The black is from moisture.  The wood needs
> to be stripped and bleached, then refinished.  Very little sanding is
> involved.  You need to take out the board and be sure that there is no rot
> underneath or along the edges.  The edges need to be dried out and sealed
> with epoxy.  West 105/205 works.  Almost any stripper will work.  The
> directions on wood bleach (oxalic acid) are generally for a gallon of
> water.  You only need a quart of HOT water.  It may take 3 or more
> applications.  I found it helps to use a Scotchbrite pad to rub in the
> bleach mixture.  Never use a belt sander!!
>
> There are a number of vinyl products that can cover the wood.  You would
> need to redo the whole cabin.  Never used them.
> Joel
> 35/3
>
>
> On Mon, Jan 28, 2013 at 1:46 PM, Edd Schillay <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>> Listers,
>>
>> There are a few sections of the cabin's teak/holly flooring in the
>> Enterprise that have dark blotches to the point where you can't even see
>> the holly stripes. One person suggested sanding it down and revarnishing,
>> but in looking at the edges, I don't think the holly goes all the way down
>> -- so any sanding I do may take it away completely (in fact, I'm wondering
>> if the dark sections I'm seeing is because it's worn down past the holly
>> stripes.)
>>
>> Does anyone have any insight into this and suggestions?
>>
>> Also, is anyone aware of this product? (
>> http://www.welcome-aboard.com/prodinfo.asp?number=THS&aitem=1&mitem=1)
>> which could possibly be used to resurface the flooring?
>>
>>
>>  All the best,
>>
>>  Edd
>>
>>
>> Edd M. Schillay
>> Starship Enterprise
>>  C&C 37+ | Sail No: NCC-1701-B
>> City Island, NY
>> Starship Enterprise's Captain's Log Website<http://ncc1701a.blogspot.com/> 
>> (just
>> updated with details on my trip to Vegas)
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
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