Making a few things for the boat - Oceanis Model - what kind of wood is actually used and does anyone know what the stain color and name is? Looked in manuals - no info. Would birch stained to the proper color match instead of cherry wood?
Wood Type and Stain Color
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Zebrano
My 1990 Oceanis 390 has the light zebrano wood interior. That wood is from some obscure African country where people still have bones through their noses and they enjoy eating Americans on special occasions. I heard a rumour once that Beneteau used up the entire stock of zebrano from that country. My cabinetry is covered with an almost impenetrable lacquer that was baked on by Beneteau. Others have tried to work with this wood on the boat without much success. I saw a post once about a guy who worked for weeks to remove the end-grain brown moisture stains and gave up. Beneteau did not seal the panel end grains at all. I have heard that they still don't even on new boats. I would think cherry would be way too dark and birch would be way nearer. Call Ward at Beneteau for the stain type. He is the god of all Bene knowledge. Hope this helps, and good luck Pete
My 1990 Oceanis 390 has the light zebrano wood interior. That wood is from some obscure African country where people still have bones through their noses and they enjoy eating Americans on special occasions. I heard a rumour once that Beneteau used up the entire stock of zebrano from that country. My cabinetry is covered with an almost impenetrable lacquer that was baked on by Beneteau. Others have tried to work with this wood on the boat without much success. I saw a post once about a guy who worked for weeks to remove the end-grain brown moisture stains and gave up. Beneteau did not seal the panel end grains at all. I have heard that they still don't even on new boats. I would think cherry would be way too dark and birch would be way nearer. Call Ward at Beneteau for the stain type. He is the god of all Bene knowledge. Hope this helps, and good luck Pete
Duka
In my 2002 Beneteau 361, the interior wood is "duka" which is similar to mahagony. I bought a spray can of "toner" from Beneteau Parts that is made by "Mohawk" and labeled "Ultra Classic Cherry" (M100-0408). This is basically a spray-on stain. I made some accessories out of mahagony (Home Depot was out of duka - ha ha) and sprayed them with the Mohawk toner then sprayed on a satin polyurethane finish. It is a perfect match and looks great. Beneteau is very helpful on these type questions, in my experience. Agaliha
In my 2002 Beneteau 361, the interior wood is "duka" which is similar to mahagony. I bought a spray can of "toner" from Beneteau Parts that is made by "Mohawk" and labeled "Ultra Classic Cherry" (M100-0408). This is basically a spray-on stain. I made some accessories out of mahagony (Home Depot was out of duka - ha ha) and sprayed them with the Mohawk toner then sprayed on a satin polyurethane finish. It is a perfect match and looks great. Beneteau is very helpful on these type questions, in my experience. Agaliha
Too frustrating
I got so tired of trying to match wood and stain. I found the wood veneer, but since so little is imported it would have cost more than rosewood. The stains never match, so I just re veneered everything in real teak. I am much happier and the boat looks great. I can't advocate this for everyone, but if you have an older model and you can do the work yourself it is the right thing to do. It is no different than doing Plastic laminate work, and you end up with a proper boat.
I got so tired of trying to match wood and stain. I found the wood veneer, but since so little is imported it would have cost more than rosewood. The stains never match, so I just re veneered everything in real teak. I am much happier and the boat looks great. I can't advocate this for everyone, but if you have an older model and you can do the work yourself it is the right thing to do. It is no different than doing Plastic laminate work, and you end up with a proper boat.
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