I fashioned the floorboards from cherry. I used a lighter stain on them and used cetol because it is not slippery as polyurethane. I initially put sand on it, but sanded it off as i didn't like it. it does not seem slippery.
What you use is not as important as how, but in finishing it helps. Wet sand beginning with 600 grit, in a CIRCULAR motion (hard for a woodworker to accept) with light body massage type pressure. spray your sandpaper to clean it every 15 seconds / or often with a good spray bottle in your non-sanding hand. Work up to 1500, then begin to buff, again lite massage type pressure. slow speeds.
After much experimentation with products and techniques, these are the final products used to finish. My Girl was moderately oxidized, meaning no shiney spots at all, but not as bad a a piece of chalk. To get a reflection, you MUST USE WET SANDPAPER. Trust me on this, you cannot get a gloss by just buffing, even buffing several times over and over again.
A good case for finishing your teak. It is just too pretty this way as opposed to the "ignored gray" finish alot of people use. I used cetol "natural teak" as recommended by appleman.
I fashioned the floorboards from cherry. I used a lighter stain on them and used cetol because it is not slippery as polyurethane. I initially put sand on it, but sanded it off as i didn't like it. it does not seem slippery.
refinished all teak, i used a cabbott "red mahogany" and cabbott polyurethane semigloss. I setteled on cabbott after trying a couple of other brands. I am glad i painted the bulkheads, they show off the teak.
I painted the areas i repaired with interlux brightside. the "grand banks beige" matched the non skid closely. You can see that i raised the area at the chainplate slighly to keep water from puddling around the plate.
I installed NewFoundMetals Trimatrix ports. The ports have a rubber gasket and do not need sealent. So far the only trouble i have had is getting the adjustment right on the latches. So far no leaks
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I fashioned the floorboards from cherry. I used a lighter stain on them and used cetol because it is not slippery as polyurethane. I initially put sand on it, but sanded it off as i didn't like it. it does not seem slippery.

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