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07-20-2014, 06:08 PM
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City: Little River SC
Vessel Name: JAZ
Vessel Model: Ta Chaio/CT35
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Teak wood - oil smell
The admiral hates this smell. Every trawler we looked at had this smell. Is there a way to reduce or eliminate using some other product?
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07-20-2014, 07:45 PM
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City: Full Time Cruising East Coast
Vessel Name: Meridian
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Are you sure it's not the fiberglas? That smell lingers long after construction.
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07-20-2014, 07:49 PM
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Senior Member
City: Cape Cod, MA or Fort Myers, FL
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Yes, buy a Condo near were the Admrial wants
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07-20-2014, 08:22 PM
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City: Gulf Shores, Ala.
Vessel Name: Ulysses
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If it is from the teak oils they are most likely linseed or tong. Have her sniff each in the hardware store and see if either one is the one she is smelling on new boats. Does she prefer one or the other. It is not really necessary to oil teak but it does make it look better.
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07-20-2014, 08:25 PM
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Guru
City: Little River SC
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Quote:
Originally Posted by meridian
Are you sure it's not the fiberglas? That smell lingers long after construction.
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This is from our new to us boat which is 29 years old.
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07-20-2014, 08:39 PM
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City: Sarasota/Ft. Lauderdale
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Well if the boat is 29 years old she may be smelling something else.
Bu if the wood is oiled and that is what she is smelling, then you could seal up the wood with a one part poly finish.
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07-20-2014, 09:17 PM
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Guru
City: Sidney BC Canada
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Quote:
Originally Posted by windmill29130
The admiral hates this smell. Every trawler we looked at had this smell. Is there a way to reduce or eliminate using some other product?
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Get a bottle of Orange Glo and see how she feels about it. We stopped using teak oil many years ago and boy do we have teak!..........
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07-20-2014, 09:21 PM
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City: Vermont
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Interesting. I've never before been aware of teak smelling like oil. Cedar has a distinct smell, but teak? Do others find that it smells?
Is it possible the boats smell of diesel? That seems very probably on older boats.
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07-20-2014, 09:24 PM
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City: Vallejo CA
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Is it possible the admiral isn't fond of boating?
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07-21-2014, 06:38 AM
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Guru
City: Gulf Shores, Ala.
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Linseed and Tong oil contain linolenic acids which do not smell like diesel and/ or typical oil products. They do smell like wood putty, linoleum, and some caulking products. You should be able to tell if your teak has been treated with these type of coatings (most are).
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07-21-2014, 06:48 AM
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Guru
City: Little River SC
Vessel Name: JAZ
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Quote:
Originally Posted by rochepoint
Get a bottle of Orange Glo and see how she feels about it. We stopped using teak oil many years ago and boy do we have teak!..........
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Looks like you and I are in the same boat so to speak. We'll give that a try and see what happens.
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07-21-2014, 06:51 AM
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Guru
City: Little River SC
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Quote:
Originally Posted by markpierce
Is it possible the admiral isn't fond of boating?
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We have been boating for over 10 years, this is just our first trawler/boat with teak in the entire interior.
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07-21-2014, 06:55 AM
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Guru
City: Little River SC
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Quote:
Originally Posted by ulysses
Linseed and Tong oil contain linolenic acids which do not smell like diesel and/ or typical oil products. They do smell like wood putty, linoleum, and some caulking products. You should be able to tell if your teak has been treated with these type of coatings (most are).
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When we were shopping for boats, every trawler we looked at had the same smell. Don't think it is diesel. Smell is most prominent after the boat has been closed for a while and goes down or she gets used to after being opened/aired out.
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07-21-2014, 12:01 PM
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City: Ft Pierce
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sounds more like mold/mildew as these trawlers have lots of dead space in them...some are lockers, some aren't ant it's the rare older trawler that's both water tight and condensation resistant.
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07-21-2014, 01:16 PM
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City: Upstate,SC
Vessel Name: Shipoopi
Vessel Model: derilic sailboat
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Quote:
Originally Posted by rochepoint
Get a bottle of Orange Glo and see how she feels about it. We stopped using teak oil many years ago and boy do we have teak!..........
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That's beautiful but I would hate to do your maintenance.
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07-21-2014, 01:37 PM
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TF Site Team
City: California Delta
Vessel Name: FlyWright
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Quote:
Originally Posted by rochepoint
Get a bottle of Orange Glo and see how she feels about it. We stopped using teak oil many years ago and boy do we have teak!..........
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Like you, we give an annual coat of a similar product called Pledge Revitalizing Oil. It cleans and oils, leaving a clean, orange smell.
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07-21-2014, 03:38 PM
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City: gulf coast
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sounds like too many boats smelling the same for it to be teak oil. More likely moldy wet bilges, far more common that a fresh coat of teak oil.
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07-21-2014, 04:29 PM
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Guru
City: Gulf Shores, Ala.
Vessel Name: Ulysses
Vessel Model: Romsdal 1963
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Sounds like there is nothing left to do other than scan the smell and post it so we can determine the cause.
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07-21-2014, 07:18 PM
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City: Anacortes
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Sounds more like Mildew, though I admit to not having the best sniffer.
Also, while I have used orange glow in a pinch occasionally, be careful as those kinds of products work so well because they also leave a buildup of something like acrylic. I would not use it often lest you discover the need for ammonia stripping which is not fun. In general, anything that works easily is leaving behind something that eventually causes you problems. Same goes for, uh, never mind.
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07-21-2014, 07:24 PM
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Guru
City: Sarasota/Ft. Lauderdale
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Quote:
Originally Posted by twistedtree
Interesting. I've never before been aware of teak smelling like oil. Cedar has a distinct smell, but teak? Do others find that it smells?
Is it possible the boats smell of diesel? That seems very probably on older boats.
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Raw teak has a very distinct smell. But it fades fairly quickly. I seriously doubt the smell she is complaining about is raw teak but what ever the teak has been coated with.
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