How is the cabin wood treated?

[Ken]

The interior of my 37 Oday seems to be a reddish brown. I was wondering if it had been stained, varnished or oiled. It is in pretty good shape but there are some areas that have some slight discoloring that I would like to fix? Any suggestions?Thanks,Ken

 

[J.B. Dyer]

Old Teak

Hi Ken!Sounds like it's just old teak that has been aged and darkened over the years with numerous applications of oils and other treatments.If it hasn't been varnished, there are several teak cleaners on the market that can be ordered from marine suppliers or be had at your local marina store. They all claim to be great, so you might wind up experimenting to find the one that does the job best. A lot of them have oxylic acid in them so be careful with your upholstry.If it's been varnished, your talking about stripping and sanding back to the bare wood finish. There will be a lot of elbow grease regardless of which finish it has.Yor other post regarding hand rails and hatch rails, try Rudy Nickerson at the attached site. He might have what your looking for.Good Luck!

 

[Mike]

cabin wood

Ken:My OD 28 also has a reddish wood in the salon area below decks. It's some sort of veneer over what I suspect is plywood.My wife cleans it each spring with Murphy's oil soap and then sprays and wipes it with Liquid Gold wood treatment and cleaner. It looks quite nice and there is no discoloration or darkening of the wood.I have no idea what type of wood it is, but it is bare, untreated flat finish stuff.My wife's regimine seems to maintain the wood and it doesn't dry out and become "fuzzy" at all.There are many wood cleaners and protectants on the market. I would avoid anything which puts a heavy, oily coat on since it might create a chemical odor in a closed up salon.Best of luck,MIke