Interior teak care/refinish

[Stephen Blake]

My "new" '77 25 is almost ready for the water. I'm about to finish/refinish the teak bulkheads and trim around galley etc. All the wood inside is really dry, so I thought I would apply plenty of lemon oil as soon as I have cleaned it. I see some owners have shiny varnished-looking wood interiors. If I do decide to put on varnish, which should I use? Should I oil first to replenish, then varnish? Or is it more practical to just oil on a regular basis. Any suggestions or photos of examples would be greatly appreciated.Thanks, Stephen

 

[Capnrmorgan]

Do one or the other

Stephen,Stick with one or the other...Oil is nice and tung, lemon or linseed are good choices. If varnished look is what your after try Bristol Finish (two part mix that looks like varnish) or traditional spar varnish...Given the softer look, and interior, I'd go with the oil....Thanks

 

[Justin - O'day Owners' Web]

I like oil

Stephen -I refinished all of my interior wood over the past few days. I used oil for a number of reasons and am triller with teh result. If I get to the boat in the next few days I will snap pictures for you.First - I like the look of well oiled wood. A little sheen, lots of color, no gloss. I have no varnished brightwork on my boat other than the tiller. I need to reoil about twice a year on the exterior stuff - takes about an hour each time. Inside, I don't expect to reoil for yeras.Next - If you varnish then ding the wood you have an annoying repair on your hands. With oil, just sand the ding then reoilInitial application with oil is much easier. In my case the interior had only been oiled in the past so a light sanding opened the grain and the oil went on with a rag. Total time - three hours.The exterior bright work had to be sanded to remove the old varnish. I had access to an industrial woodworking shop so it was easy but I'd have done it anyway because no matter what you're going to apply you need a good surface to start with.Justin - O'day Owners' Web

 

[Stephen Blake]

Oile,oile, oile

I cleaned all the interior woodwork today using either steel wool and/or sandpaper and/or Simple Green. The guy who was finishing filling the huge OMC hole in the hull was present and I asked him if he had any suggestions. He said that oil was the way to go as the interior was all teak. Well, I started squirting lemon oil all over the place and I would never have believed how beautiful that teak turned out. Did the entire project in only one day and, as you say, simple maintenance ahead.Stephen

 

[R.W.Landau]

Stephen

Don't fill that hole, Put a port in for underwater veiwing!r.w.landau