Randy, No oil on exterior teak! You will have a sticky mess. Sorry, natural or varnish.
Joel On Tue, Apr 19, 2016 at 2:21 PM, Randy Stafford via CnC-List < cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: > Listers- > > My next project is to refinish and re-bed the teak hand rails on the cabin > top of my boat. Any tips on how to remove them? I believe there are > screws covered by bungs from the interior hand rails to the exterior hand > rails aft of the bulkhead separating the salon from the head. But how are > the exterior handrails fastened forward of that bulkhead? (the exterior > hand rails extend farther forward than the interior ones). > > I need to remove them in order to re-bed them, as I've got a leak from the > port aft screw hole onto my ice box lid and galley countertop around it, > causing delamination of the plywood countertop at the ice box lid cutout. > > My plan is to strip them (if necessary), sand them, and just oil them with > teak oil, following instructions from Don Casey. If you think a sealer or > varnish would be better, I'd be interested in hearing your opinion. > > Also, inspired by Dennis's pictures from Touche, I've posted a few > pictures of my boat at > https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B-NqAxQ6JxFTaUlpUkZJWGt5RVk. So far > the only projects I've done are cosmetic stuff on the hull exterior: lots > of topsides buffing and waxing, putting on my own transom decals, sanding > and repainting the boot stripe, and spot-sanding and re-coating the bottom > with VC-17 (plus adding a combination spare tire / carrier wheel to the > trailer). > > I'd like to thank you all again for making this list such an outstanding > resource. I'm very grateful to be able to communicate with you all. And > special shout-out to Stu Murray for making all this possible - I just > ordered five quantity of "Photo Album Support" from the C&C Photo Album > Online Chandlery in appreciation. > > Cheers, > Randy > > _______________________________________________ > > This list is supported by the generous donations of our members. If you > like what we do, please help us pay for our costs by donating. All > Contributions are greatly appreciated! > > -- Joel 301 541 8551
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