I like the Watco Teak Oil from Home Depot, too. I also use Pinesol on wood and Tilex on hard surfaces.
Mold reduction strategy: Pinesol is a great cleaner and if mixed thin, acording to the label does not need rinsing. In the spring when it's too cold to do much on board, I spray sections of the wood panels with a hand sprayer w Pinesol and water, wipe that in with a cotton cloth and then mist it again and wipe that off. Some of the oil will be lifted, but Watco works great where the wood looks lighter than the rest. I spray and wipe down inside all lockers and storage areas with the Pinesol mix. If mold is found, a use a sponge with straight Pinesol to wipe that off and final coat with another spray of the leaner mix, wipe off any puddles. If mold appears on fiberglass, I switch to using Tilex . If you spray Tilex onto the interior surface, you risk breathing it and previous experience gave me a wicked sore throat. Instead, I spray a sponge and wipe the surface without spraying much into the air. Rinse the sponge in a bucket of warm water. Once clean, I spray a light coat onto effected surfaces starting at the bow and work my way back and out to leave the boat for a while (go to lunch or dinner) to air dry. The boat needs fresh air to keep down mold. I added solar fans and they run all year, until it drops to freezing. I turn them off for a few weeks in February, but otherwise they pull air out of the cabin year round. Fresh air enters through the drop boards. Vacuum the bilge dry before winter layup helps too. Once I cleaned and painted my bilge, I lost the boat smell that my daughter heated. Now I simply wet vac it, and sponge clean what I can reach, before tarping it over. Chuck Resolute 1990 C&C 34R Broad Creek, Magothy River, Md ----- Original Message ----- From: "Joel Aronson via CnC-List" <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com Cc: "Joel Aronson" <joel.aron...@gmail.com> Sent: Wednesday, June 24, 2015 1:09:00 PM Subject: Re: Stus-List Interior Teak Finish I bought a quart can of Watco Teak Oil at Home Depot. After last summer, the teak looked beat up and uneven. Even the admiral was impressed with how good the teak look after I oiled it, and the can will last another 10 years or more. Joel 35/3 Annapolis On Wed, Jun 24, 2015 at 1:05 PM, Stevan Plavsa via CnC-List < cnc-list@cnc-list.com > wrote: I use lemon pledge to the keep the wood inside looking good. I'm grateful for the recipe though because I've been wanting to line the quarter berth with mahogany battens. Steve Suhana, C&C 32 Toronto On Wed, Jun 24, 2015 at 12:45 PM, Jean-Francois J Rivard via CnC-List < cnc-list@cnc-list.com > wrote: <blockquote> Agreed, That's why I try and prioritize the stuff by "must do" vs "nice to have". I do my best to get the "must do" well and fairly expeditiously, the rest is somewhat "maniana" because it's lower on the priority list than racing / cruising with the family.. That's in contrast with 4 out of 6 of my dock neighbors that seem to place constantly working on the boat as the top priority. To each his own, I'd rather be sailing (Like the 70's bumper sticker used to say :-) ) At least my dock looks nice, with clean and well maintained boats. BTW, I just use the West "Premium Gold" teak oil once or twice a year in my cabin and the boat looks great, I get compliments all the time. -Francois Rivard 1990 34+ "Take Five" Lake Lanier, GA -> The most important thing is to get the job done well and go sailing. -> Wal _______________________________________________ Email address: CnC-List@cnc-list.com To change your list preferences, including unsubscribing -- go to the bottom of page at: http://cnc-list.com/mailman/listinfo/cnc-list_cnc-list.com _______________________________________________ Email address: CnC-List@cnc-list.com To change your list preferences, including unsubscribing -- go to the bottom of page at: http://cnc-list.com/mailman/listinfo/cnc-list_cnc-list.com </blockquote> -- Joel 301 541 8551 _______________________________________________ Email address: CnC-List@cnc-list.com To change your list preferences, including unsubscribing -- go to the bottom of page at: http://cnc-list.com/mailman/listinfo/cnc-list_cnc-list.com
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