[Public-list] Painting teak toerails

[Mike Lehman]

Gord is right - I do my toe rails from the dinghy and it is a very quick and 
easy job.



Mike Lehman
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----Original Message Follows----
From: Gordon Laco <mainstay at csolve.net>
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To: Alberg 30 Public List -- open to all <public-list at alberg30.org>
Subject: Re: [Public-list] Painting teak toerails
Date: Tue, 20 Sep 2005 09:33:44 -0400

Oh John...

It only takes 30 minutes to lightly sand, wipe, and lay a coat of varnish on
the teak rails of an Alberg...and that is all you have to do.

Gordon #426 Surprise (who wept when he saw the painted rails of his old
boat...)



 > The teak toerails, hatch covers, and coamings on my boat are currently
 > varnished. After one season in the sun, the varnish is faded and peeling.
 > Bare wood is starting to show in places. It is particularly bad on the
 > toerails. My research so far has concluded that I need to strip this down
 > and start over with 6-8 coats of new varnish, then apply a coat or two of
 > new varnish every year to keep up the protection. As much fun as this
 > sounds, I'm thinking that I would prefer to remove the varnish, paint the
 > wood, and add a coat or two of paint every 3 or 4 years. Has anyone on 
the
 > list done this? If so, I'd appreciate info on the materials and technique
 > you used. Thanks.
 > John
 > #284
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