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[Kuntekinte7]

I was wondering if the wood on the outside of the boat can be refinished to make look new or if it has to be replaced, as you can tell in the photo the wood looks gray and old. thanks

 

[Jim]

Revive don't replace

Hello again,The outside wood is teak and can be revived with teak cleaner and teak oil. Teak wood is very durable in the marine environment. Holds up better than any other in the sun and spray.There are about 1000 opinions on this but I have found that this works.Use the cleaner brightener on the wood and scrub, then rinse with water.Let dry very well and then apply the teak oil with a foam brush or rag. Let soak in and wipe excess. Repeat again to let the wood fully soak up and its good for 4-6 months.The teak will look almost new with no gray, dead wood, just nice dark teak!

 

[tbarnby]

Teak Refinishing

What Jim said is absolutely true. But, depending on the level of neglect it may be neccesary to remove the wood, sand it down to "smooth" fresh wood and then re-install then oil. Or apply a good finish if you want that glassy look. I just removed and refinished all of my cockpit wood trim. It was in a terrible state of neglect. When I picked the boat up, it actually had a mushroom growing on one of the fuel compartment boards. I sanded the wood until it was nearly perfect, then applied 9 coats of spar polyurethane. The first coat was reduced by about 20%, and the last coat was reduced by about 30%. Each coat was wet sanded with 220 until smooth. The last coat being reduced so much helps really smooth everything out, and reduces the amoutnt of wet sanding necessary for a great finish. Now, I'll tell you... I've seen Jim's woodwork and it is absolutely inspiring! Glassy and Wet looking!Tim

 

[Brant]

try this

When I got my 22 3 years ago the wood looked alot like yours. I sanded it down and applied a few coats of cetal light. This worked nicely and I reapply it each spring, so far so good.