In my opinion, the only thing to use on the exterior teak is Cetol. The only upkeep required is to recoat each season, no need to reclean. On my interior teak I use Formby's Tung Oil which is a wiping varnish. It requires no prep work & gives a very nice finish. I put on 3 coats originally, & now recoat at the beginning of every season.' Lew
--- On Tue, 6/29/10, Mark Robertson <[email protected]> wrote: From: Mark Robertson <[email protected]> Subject: Re: [IC27A] teak To: [email protected] Date: Tuesday, June 29, 2010, 10:14 AM I read somewhere about using Tung oil on teak and thinning the first coat 50% the second coat 30% and full strength on the 3rd coat. Does anyone remember this? What do you thin it with and is this correct regarding thinning and number of coats? >>> Herb Clark <[email protected]> 3/30/2010 10:52 AM >>> Check out Ceatol Marine, if you want a varnish look with a longer life span. Oil is oil and needs constant care, and never looks a good as well cared for finish. If varnish is your choice, consider using the teak cleaner and brightener like "Tek It". Letting the teak go to gray is another option, but nothing beats nice bright work to help sell a boat. Well cared for on the outside often leaves a potential buyer with the feeling that the boat is most likely well cared for in the inside. It's about pride of ownership. Herb Clark herbcl...@shocking. com Chico Yacht Club s/v Imagine - Catalina 270 s/v Hotel Charlie - Catalina 25' d/s Coyote - Coronado 15' "Why sail a blow when I can tow?" On Mar 30, 2010, at 8:34 AM, wwadjo...@aol. com wrote: I usually just lurk and learn, but have two questions: I have stripped teak and can't decide whether to oil or varnish. I prefer varnish but am selling boat(hopefully) this spring and wonder which might be preferred by buyers. Second, does anyone know where I can get a replacement teak "eyebrow". The part that goes on the hatch stern side. Don't ask. Bill Walker Pentwater, Mi. Sent from my BlackBerry device from Cincinnati Bell Wireless From: "Judith Blumhorst, DC" <drju...@blumhorst. com> Date: Tue, 30 Mar 2010 08:15:25 -0700 (PDT) To: <ic...@yahoogroups. com> Subject: Re: [IC27A] a rudder with a mind of it's own LOL! Aint that the troof. Judy B From: "Sneddon, Keith - ES/IS" <keith.sneddon@ itt.com> To: "ic...@yahoogroups. com" <ic...@yahoogroups. com> Sent: Tue, March 30, 2010 6:42:01 AM Subject: RE: [IC27A] a rudder with a mind of it's own Reverse is just a mess. Hydrodynamically, nothing works right in this direction. Try to back up as infrequently as possible.
