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Old 04-20-2015, 03:35 PM   #43
Marin
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Originally Posted by tegdesign View Post
A much more even balance of painted wood and varnished teak or mahogany would be more authentically traditional and more typical of wood boats from the early 1900's..
This is the way Grand Banks boats were until they started applying teak veneer to all or most of the interior bulkheads sometime in (I think) the 1980s. The bulkheads themselves are mahogany. For many years, Grand Banks Beige (the correct one) was used on the mahogany panels which is accented by bright-finished teak trim, doors, etc. This is the way our 1973 boat is.

It's a much nicer look than the later, more common all-teak (veneer) interior, which is not only darker, but since there's teak everywhere it becomes sort of like wallpaper--- there but not really seen.

First two photos are the aft cabin of our boat. The last two are from our copy of the sales brochure for our vintage of GB. This is how the boats looked when they left the factory (minus the model ). The main cabin of our boat is exactly like this in every respect except an AC/DC refrigerator/freezer has replaced the original ice box under the galley counter and a converted oil lamp hangs in place of the ceiling light over the table.
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