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1974 Sea Raider
Posted: Fri May 19, 2006 12:51 pm
by Michelle
Just purchased this boat last fall. This boat has a lot of teak. Prior owners kept it under boat house. I'm going to keep it at dock without cover. How bad will this be for boat/teak? Any suggestions?
Thanks,
Michelle
Posted: Sat May 20, 2006 5:46 am
by etpence
Hello
you you keep it oiled with some good quality teak oil this shouldnt be a problem, the sun will bleach it out other wise
I have a 31 with lots of teak and its at my dock behind the house in the hot TX sun and as long as I keep it oiled its looking good, as for the boat it self covered is alway better!
todd
31 trojan Mio Mio
Teak product
Posted: Mon May 22, 2006 9:57 am
by Michelle
Would there be any teak product that you would recommend?
Thanks for the info.
Posted: Mon May 22, 2006 2:52 pm
by etpence
I use a product from star brite called Teak Gold and I like it
but there are several good oils availble I get mine from West Marine
just make sure its a good quaity oil
and that before you oil it the first time that your teak is clean
they make several teak cleaners, I find the 2 part cleaners work best with a min. amount of laber to perform this task which is good when you have a lot of teak to clean, my whole deck is deak and this stuff you just brush on and hose off, it will turn a blackish color as it brings the dirt out of the grains of the wood, if your boat is fiberglass dont allow it to dry on it because it will stain it slightly, you can get it off but it takes elbow muscle
todd
31 trojan Mio Mio
