Joel, I keep my boat at a community pier close to my house in Amberley/Whitehall Creek, but for the winter it's on the hard at tHinckley's (across the creek). My floorboards are in the (heated) garage where I stripped them and will do the refinishing.
Monty Scandia 34+ Annapolis On Jan 28, 2013, at 3:03 PM, Joel Aronson wrote: > 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 (just updated with details >> on my trip to Vegas) >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> This List is provided by the C&C Photo Album >> http://www.cncphotoalbum.com >> [email protected] >> >> >> >> >> -- >> Joel >> 301 541 8551 >> _______________________________________________ >> This List is provided by the C&C Photo Album >> http://www.cncphotoalbum.com >> [email protected] > > > _______________________________________________ > This List is provided by the C&C Photo Album > http://www.cncphotoalbum.com > [email protected] > > > > > -- > Joel > 301 541 8551 > _______________________________________________ > This List is provided by the C&C Photo Album > http://www.cncphotoalbum.com > [email protected]
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