Original finish or?

wbchinook · Post by **wbchinook** » Thu Jun 30, 2011 8:44 pm

I have three areas of exposed wood that I am not sure how to repair properly. http://i1014.photobucket.com/albums/af2 ... C_0031.jpg
The strip of teak(I think) runs around the boat and looks like it was painted once.
There are three or four areas like the one infront of the cleat. Was it originally painted or covered with some kind of gel coat?
Does anyone know what was used to finish the exposed edges of the hatchs?
Got to get the old girl looking good so I can take her on a date.
Thanks
Wayne

prowlersfish · Post by **prowlersfish** » Thu Jun 30, 2011 9:47 pm

It was not painted from Trojan It was a natural finish ( Varnish ? ). Not all F32s or F36 had this as it was a option I believe . Post yachts ( and others) also had this we had one in our marina the replace it with starboard . you can strip it repair and varnish it or oil it or Cetol it , paint it , or remove it .

Painting it is the easy way and thats why it was done that way I am sure

If it was my boat , I would repair it with Wes system and paint it or remove it .

On the hatches varnish or Cetol ( and of course you could paint it too )
I beleave varnish was what trojan used

captainmaniac · Post by **captainmaniac** » Thu Jun 30, 2011 10:27 pm

The section in front of the fairlead -- if you are through the gelcoat something bad is going on. Something tells me a previous owner didn't bother routing the line through the fairlead and just had it rubbing on the raw gel and wore through it. 'Doofus' would be the right word I think. You need serious glass and/or gel repair in this area.

What you are referring to as 'strip of teak around the boat' - if I am guessing right - is the stuff backing your rub rail. Not wood - its actually some plastic or polymer of some kind. I have seen some who have had it repainted, but I have never had to so not sure what the best thing is to use.

Wood around the hatches : I have refinished mine with Cetol. About 4 years now without any additional maintenance required. I pulled the hatches, used chemical stripper to get all old finish off, then light sanding to prep the surface for 4-5 coats of Cetol (1 per day as it wants 24 hr drying time in between coats). No maintenance required for at least another couple of years based on how things look right now.

prowlersfish · Post by **prowlersfish** » Fri Jul 01, 2011 6:40 am

captainmaniac , He is talking about the wood on top that the railing is mounted on ( you may not have it as it was a opption) . The only purpose was for looks . You can see in the photo where it cracked . Look between the chock (fairlead) and the rail base .

Most F32s and F36s Did not have this wood strip .

captainmaniac · Post by **captainmaniac** » Fri Jul 01, 2011 11:42 am

prowlersfish wrote:captainmaniac , He is talking about the wood on top that the railing is mounted on ( you may not have it as it was a opption) . The only purpose was for looks . You can see in the photo where it cracked . Look between the chock (fairlead) and the rail base .

Most F32s and F36s Did not have this wood strip .

Guess my eyes were playing tricks on me last night... totally missed that. "Never Mind" (Emily Litella - for the old SNL fans)

g36 · Post by **g36** » Fri Jul 01, 2011 3:15 pm

i think having the teak wood all the way around looks great. i think that was one of the really appealing aspects of my boat. course i guess i am a bit partial now. i havent got any confirmation but someone mentioned this being a medallion editon but i havent really found to many references to this . i keep meaning to ask bob about that
not great pics but heres a couple

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wowzer52 · Post by **wowzer52** » Fri Jul 01, 2011 6:06 pm

I have heard the same thing about the "Medallion" series.

jddens · Post by **jddens** » Fri Jul 01, 2011 6:22 pm

Too bad somebody painted it, might have looked something like this. Easy maintenance, just oil twice a year...takes about 30 minutes or 1 1/2 beers............John

wbchinook · Post by **wbchinook** » Fri Jul 01, 2011 7:11 pm

Thanks to all for your input. Here is another picture.
http://i1014.photobucket.com/albums/af2 ... C_0030.jpg
I hope I did that right.
I guess the wood I was talking about is part of the rubrail. It is raw wood on top and bottom, with a little chrome strip on the outside. It must have been painted as there are small remnants of white paint here and there.
I just walked around the deck and took a closer look. I can see how it is teak under the bow rail. The paint has a bit of a yellow hue and is peeling in three area. Looking at the nice teak work on some of your boats, almost gets me in the mood to start striping the paint.
Wayne