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10-21-2019, 10:24 AM
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Senior Member
City: Lagrange, IL
Vessel Name: Moondance
Vessel Model: Grand Banks CL 42
Join Date: Sep 2019
Posts: 214
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Care of interior teak
I am considering purchasing a GB 42 CL and have been on a couple so far. There is an 1987 for sale and the owner says that the interior teak is varnished annually. I have not been on this boat. Please tell me you don't need to varnish the interior teak. I think this must be a mistake. How do you care for your interior teak? Thanks.
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10-21-2019, 10:39 AM
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Guru
City: Rochester, NY
Vessel Name: Hour Glass
Vessel Model: Chris Craft 381 Catalina
Join Date: Aug 2019
Posts: 7,538
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The teak parquet floors in my galley and heads are coated with Cetol. Much easier to clean than oiled and they go quite a few years without needing attention. The rest of my interior teak is just oiled. It gets a coat of oil about once a year at this point and that's plenty to keep it looking good.
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10-21-2019, 10:42 AM
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Guru
City: Gulf Islands, BC Canada
Vessel Name: Sea Sanctuary
Vessel Model: Bayliner 4588
Join Date: Jul 2019
Posts: 4,993
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Quote:
Originally Posted by rslifkin
The teak parquet floors in my galley and heads are coated with Cetol. Much easier to clean than oiled and they go quite a few years without needing attention. The rest of my interior teak is just oiled. It gets a coat of oil about once a year at this point and that's plenty to keep it looking good.
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10-21-2019, 10:46 AM
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TF Site Team
City: Jacksonville
Join Date: Nov 2008
Posts: 11,670
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On our Krogen and on our last boat, all the interior teak was varnished with a satin finish. We’d renew the finish on the grab rails every 5 years or so and some of rest about ten years. We even have some varnished surfaces that have not been touched since the boat was built in 1987 and look great!
I can’t imagine nor have I ever heard of anyone varnishing the interior finishes annually.
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10-21-2019, 11:11 AM
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Moderator Emeritus
City: Au Gres, MI
Vessel Name: Black Dog
Vessel Model: Formula 41PC
Join Date: Jul 2015
Posts: 21,129
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Ours is a 1987 President. Ours has satin finish and I am pretty positive that it has never been refinished and it still looks great.
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10-21-2019, 11:11 AM
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TF Site Team
City: Seneca Lake NY
Vessel Name: Bacchus
Vessel Model: MS 34 HT Trawler
Join Date: Nov 2014
Posts: 7,808
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I'm with Larry...
On our last boat I did interior teak with Waterlox Tung Oil. I preferred to wipe it on which left a glow vs a heavier coat.
It is available in a satin as well as gloss.
Every 5-10 yrs all that's necessary.
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2008 MS 34 HT Trawler
"Bacchus"
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10-21-2019, 11:45 AM
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Guru
City: Brookline, NH
Vessel Name: Shalloway
Vessel Model: Defever 44, twin Perkins
Join Date: Sep 2013
Posts: 2,259
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I have an 87 Albin that is ALL varnished teak inside. Its in great shape and I haven't touched it in the 6 seasons I've owned it. I can't imagine needing to varnish the interior every year.
Ken
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10-21-2019, 11:49 AM
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Guru
City: Brookline, NH
Vessel Name: Shalloway
Vessel Model: Defever 44, twin Perkins
Join Date: Sep 2013
Posts: 2,259
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Comodave
Ours is a 1987 President. Ours has satin finish and I am pretty positive that it has never been refinished and it still looks great.
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Right!
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10-21-2019, 01:14 PM
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Moderator Emeritus
City: Au Gres, MI
Vessel Name: Black Dog
Vessel Model: Formula 41PC
Join Date: Jul 2015
Posts: 21,129
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Pat T
I am considering purchasing a GB 42 CL and have been on a couple so far. There is an 1987 for sale and the owner says that the interior teak is varnished annually. I have not been on this boat. Please tell me you don't need to varnish the interior teak. I think this must be a mistake. How do you care for your interior teak? Thanks.
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How thick is the varnish with a coat every year and not out in the weather? Does it look really thick? I am certainly not an expert on varnish but I would be concerned that it is getting very thick and may start to crack at some point unless they sanded each time which would be a lot of work each year.
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10-21-2019, 02:55 PM
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Guru
City: Palm Coast
Vessel Name: Southerly
Vessel Model: 1986 Marine Trader 36' Sundeck
Join Date: Aug 2016
Posts: 1,231
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Heck no I’m not doing that every year. Mine have a satin finish and Murphy’s oil soap sheets work great but I have also been going some updating with removable wallpaper. It brightens the cabin up a bit.
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10-21-2019, 03:30 PM
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Enigma
City: Slicker?
Join Date: Oct 2007
Posts: 16,540
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Greetings,
Ms. D. WOW! That's the first time I've seen overall pictures of your interior...WOW!!! VERY nice!
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10-21-2019, 03:33 PM
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Guru
City: Palm Coast
Vessel Name: Southerly
Vessel Model: 1986 Marine Trader 36' Sundeck
Join Date: Aug 2016
Posts: 1,231
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Quote:
Originally Posted by RT Firefly
Greetings,
Ms. D. WOW! That's the first time I've seen overall pictures of your interior...WOW!!! VERY nice!
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Why thank you sir!
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10-21-2019, 03:34 PM
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Guru
City: Narragansett Bay
Vessel Model: Grand Banks 36 Classic #715
Join Date: Sep 2016
Posts: 1,856
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Looking very nice! What kind of wall paper?
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10-21-2019, 03:36 PM
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Guru
City: Palm Coast
Vessel Name: Southerly
Vessel Model: 1986 Marine Trader 36' Sundeck
Join Date: Aug 2016
Posts: 1,231
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This kind...
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10-21-2019, 03:39 PM
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Guru
City: SF Bay Area
Vessel Model: Tollycraft 34' Tri Cabin
Join Date: Feb 2011
Posts: 12,569
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Very light coat of baby oil. Sponge or fluffy rag; rubber glove if you like. Rub in well. Takes minutes... once every few years. Brings out the luster of the teak grain. Dries quickly.
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10-22-2019, 02:00 PM
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Senior Member
City: Lagrange, IL
Vessel Name: Moondance
Vessel Model: Grand Banks CL 42
Join Date: Sep 2019
Posts: 214
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Thanks all. I feel better now. I do like the idea of the tung oil. Never heard of baby oil but its worth a try. I had an older, 86, sailboat with unfinished teak in it and I used to apply teak oil to it each spring. It smelled for weeks. Not totally unpleasant but my wife didn't like it.
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10-22-2019, 03:30 PM
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Guru
City: Longboat Key, FL
Vessel Name: Bucky
Vessel Model: Krogen Manatee 36 North Sea
Join Date: Oct 2009
Posts: 5,196
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Dang, Donna. Lookin’ great. Bright and light! Come do mine.
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"When life gets hard, eat marshmallows”.
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10-22-2019, 04:07 PM
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Guru
City: SF Bay Area
Vessel Model: Tollycraft 34' Tri Cabin
Join Date: Feb 2011
Posts: 12,569
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Donna - Your pouch was the color coordinator... was she/he not??
Does look great!!
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10-22-2019, 06:41 PM
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Guru
City: Sydney
Vessel Name: Sojourn
Vessel Model: Integrity 386
Join Date: Oct 2011
Posts: 13,293
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Pat T
I am considering purchasing a GB 42 CL and have been on a couple so far. There is an 1987 for sale and the owner says that the interior teak is varnished annually. I have not been on this boat. Please tell me you don't need to varnish the interior teak... I think this must be a mistake..
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I suspect he meant exterior. That would make sense.
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2005 Integrity 386 "Sojourn"
Sydney Australia
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10-22-2019, 08:08 PM
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#20
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Guru
City: Stuart FL
Vessel Name: Lucky Lucky
Vessel Model: Pacific Mariner 65
Join Date: Aug 2013
Posts: 2,759
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Before you laugh try Pledge wipes.
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Lucky Lucky
Stuart, FL
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