[Public-List] What finish to use on teak cockpit seats

[Gordon Laco]

I’ve got a similar feeling… I feel like putting the wood to honourable use is important…


Gordon Laco
www.gordonlaco.com





> On Feb 15, 2022, at 2:16 PM, Michael Connolly via Public-List <public-list at lists.alberg30.org> wrote:
> 
> Stephen,
> I know how you feel. To me a tree gave up it's life to become lumber, I will always respect that.
> Michael
>> On 02/15/2022 1:14 PM Stephen Gwyn via Public-List <public-list at lists.alberg30.org> wrote:
>> 
>> 
>> I live in Victoria BC. I have a heavy hand with the teak oil and
>> I've had zero problems with losing the non-skid effect. I've also
>> had zero problems with mold on the teak cockpit seats. Both the
>> teak oil and the teak itself have lots of excitingly poisonous chemicals
>> in them. Lots of problems with mold and lichen on the fibreglass decks 
>> though.
>> 
>> I always check out the garbage skip at the marina on the way to the 
>> boat. One day
>> I found someone was throwing out a deck's worth of teak from some
>> Taiwanese built boat from the 1970s. I grabbed it before anybody else
>> did. One of the boatyard guys also had his eye on it, but he was living on
>> his boat at the time so didn't have any place to store it.
>> It required a bit of cleaning and planing and of course none of it was 
>> straight,
>> and all of it had holes every 18 inches, but gorgeous old growth oily stuff.
>> It's been pretty useful over the years. I replaced the inlay on the
>> companion way hatch, made doors between the V-berth and the anchor
>> locker, a picture frame and a cutting board.
>> 
>> SG
>> 
>> 
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