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Chris4x4gill2
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wow, Doc that is much darker in color than what I'm use to seeing. Looks good.
I've been re-oiling mine for the last several weeks.Since i have it off of the boat right now, Ive been concetrating on the bottom side of the deck since it doesnt get much attention at other times. So far I have about 10 coats of oil on the bottom. Time to start the top now. |
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DrCC
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Keeganino
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Certainly not everyone but the average guy knows enough to think they know what they are doing. How many times have you been asked about treated lumber and seen a teak platform varnished? I have seen both questions several times so there is some misguided logic there driving people to those conclusions. And the guys at bLowes... If you are relying on them to show you what to do you are truly misguided |
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8122pbrainard
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Keegan, It's good you didn't include everyone in the above group. To many like woodworkers and wooden boat owners, the above is not logical! Also, people that do not know, should not be going into one of the home improvement places and be asking one of the sales “associates” advice! |
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Keeganino
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Its funny how so many people do the same wrong thing. Seems perfectly logical to slap some polyurethane finish on there to protect it and make it look nice. Kind of like how lots of people assume that you should use treated lumber to make stringers.
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bhectus
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Brad, looks beautiful! Nice work.
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Jones
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John,
When I bought my '97 last year the guy had varnished the swim platform, gloss no less. He also top screwed to refasten it. It took me several days to strip, sand, plug and refinish it. Before After After it is stripped and prepped, all you will need is teak oil. I also use a 120 grit wet/dry sandpaper which supposedly helps the oil penetrate. |
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bhectus
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Thanks Pete, I have the quick disconnect pins so removing will not be an issue. I also own a 2600psi pressure washer so I will go that route using one of the delicate tips to start and see how that goes. I've got a couple places where the wood is coming apart. The dowel rod in the center rear edge is gone and will need fixing. Also, was moored on the St. John's over Labor Day this past summer and one of the behemoth cruisers came by and ended up busting a couple screws out of the rear starboard side slats with his monster wake. I'd like to repair the original rather then get an aftermarket. It can be saved. |
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'02 Ski Nautique 196 w/ 5.7 Apex bowtie - Sold
'87 Barefoot - sold '97 Super Sport Nautique - originally custom built for Walt Meloon '97 Ski Nautique '83 SN 2001 |
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Hollywood
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Buy a new one, the lazy way! This is the platform that was posted 2 weeks ago on here.
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DrCC
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Although my platform is not teak, I do prefer the hard finish.
Reason being, with outdoor storage and the constant battle with oiling. Just one good coat of polyurethane lasts all season. More than one coat makes it too slick, thus slipping and cracking an ankle. |
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Air206
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I am one of the ones Pete warned you about above .... but..... If you do have the varnish, sealant or whatever the PO put on the platform, still adhered to many large areas of the platform, I am very OK with the use of the pressure washer. Some of those products are VERY hard to get off with other methods........ just be very careful and love your teak! |
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8122pbrainard
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Bret,
To do a real good job, I suggest getting the wood off the boat. Unscrew it from the brackets then attack both sides. Some will advise against it but I'm in favor of using a pressure washer with the cleaning/brightening process. It really gets down into the pores of the wood as well as between the slats. If you do use one, be very careful with the high pressure getting too close to the wood and tearing into the grain. Experiment on the back side. |
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bhectus
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Do you guys mess with the underside too or just leave it as is and worry about the top only? The underside of mine looks nasty and I want to do the whole thing all at once.
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'02 Ski Nautique 196 w/ 5.7 Apex bowtie - Sold
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scottsims1
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I used the same Watco and mine looks perfectly new. Also, not sure if someone else posted but I used my pressure sprayer and it required absolutely no scrubbing/stripping to get it down to the natural wood. Just make sure you spray it off a few times and get it real wet before you begin. Definately take the extra 5-10 minutes to take it off the back first. So much easier and cleaner than doing it while its on the back of your boat!
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OverMyHead
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I baught this off craigs list for $10. turned out it was purchased for a CC that was sold. I hope it is still good.
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kapla
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use some wire brush to remove the finish and then lots of teak oil...
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jcow0714
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ya the previous owner sealed it in a thin layer of something. which i guess is not right. i will use the teak oil and re-do his work. thanks for the help everyone.
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8122pbrainard
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John,
Follow the strip, clean and oil advice above. There are plenty of teak kits available at marine supplies. Also plenty of threads here on the process. Cleaning the teak is key then oil. The PO of you boat did not do you any favors. You never want any "hard" finish on Teak. |
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Keeganino
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You dont want any finish on the platform. You need to remove any finish that is on there and apply several coats of teak oil as stated above. There are many threads on this topic. Use the search feature.
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"working on these old boats may not be cost effective but as it shows its what it brings into your life that matters" -Roger
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storm34
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Stain?
strip the stain and use teak oil. |
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jcow0714
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This is a stupid easy question I just can't find the materials I need. The finish on my swim platform is chipping off and I'm looking to re-stain and re coat it. What material do you use to do this?? Its on an 82 2001
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