Someone in the past put dark stain/ugly varnish on the interior wood of my '77 Catalina 25. Lots of old holes in the bulkheads where things have been hung over the past 37 years. Going to rip it all out and replace with either Grade A teak or Grade A mahogany ply for the bulkheads and solid teak or mahogany for the other pieces. Either way, the wood will cost about $250 and I'm the cheap labor. Has anyone used mahogany for the interior instead of teak, and how did it turn out? Any other suggestions? Thanks.
Refirb interior, Catalina 25
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In addition to this fine forum, you should also ask here:
http://www.catalina-capri-25s.org/forum/forum.asp?FORUM_ID=3
http://www.catalina-capri-25s.org/forum/forum.asp?FORUM_ID=3
The existing bulkheads are in good structural shape, you may want to consider just reskinning them with either a veneer or 1/8" ply. Not only will it cut down on the cost, it will make the job much easier with the same effect.
I used Phillipine mahogany for one storage door on my boat and Honduran mahogany for another. I really like the Honduran mahogany better. The difference in price is significant, the difference in appearance is negligible.
Here's it is compared to teak:
And the finished project:
You can read more about how I made them at Under V berth storage solution on my blog.
Here's it is compared to teak:
And the finished project:
You can read more about how I made them at Under V berth storage solution on my blog.
