[Alberg30] Caulk, and teak oil

greg greg at vandenbergphoto.com
Sat Feb 1 06:03:55 PST 2003


Matthew... I have been redoing the seats and hatches on our newly acquired A37
'Falcon', the same way as I reworked them on our A30 Bathtub Mary #312. If the
teak is decorative I would highly recommend using West Sys. Epoxy with their
graphite powder as a filler. The seam must be clean of foreign material before
applying so your cleaning must be thorough on the existing work. When complete
it  has the appearance of a caulked seam . It is very easy to  sand smooth and
apply a finish... or not. Photos available.

Brian and Elaine Timmins wrote:

>    I used Armada on the teak on my Alberg. It was easy to apply (three coats
> needed the first time. then one coat per year after that). It lasted as
> advertised, and I was quite happy with it. Cetol and Armada are basically
> the same thing but with slightly different colors. You do realize that both
> products are not "clear" (contain dyes), don't you? In point of fact, Armada
> and Cetol are (were) the only products that are compatible with each other.
> If you want to use any other finish, you have to strip the old finish
> completely.
>    As to caulking, my current boat has teak decks which I had to recaulk
> last winter. The old caulking had to be completely stripped out and the
> channel cleaned. The best caulking to use is Boatlife's two part sealant
> type P. This is for "real teak seams". If you have the decorative teak seams
> on the newer style Albergs, their Teak Deck sealant (one part) is MUCH
> easier to use. (the two part is real sloppy, but does a good job). See:
> http://www.boatlife.com/howto.htm
> These sealants are the only ones I found that don't require the use of a
> primer to seal against the teak.
> Regards,
> Brian       ex#497
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Matthew Hay" <haymatthew_ at hotmail.com>
> To: <public-list at alberg30.org>
> Sent: Friday, January 31, 2003 8:22 PM
> Subject: [Alberg30] Caulk, and teak oil
>
> > I am working on my exterior teak and am contemplating using cetoll.  (Some
> > "fresh" teak some sanded original teak)  Any recommendations?  Also, what
> > caulk do you recommend to replace the black filling between teak strips?
> > Thanks,
> > Matthew #314
> >
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