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We have a teak deck on our boat, we use a Mozart trimming knife Mozart knife on the caulking. If the caulking is too proud of the teak...

.............. Thank you for the vote👍 The big plus for synthetic lubricants is their greatly reduced oxidation rate at high...

They certainly do in the Athens marinas 🤮

Eauh!! Most base harbours are disgusting with blocked holding tank effluent regularly cleared out into them. I mean hundreds of times...

You will also need a baseline reading for reasonably dry teak. Different materials read differently. Also a shout-out for Test Deck...

API CI-4 has all the properties we could ask for, along with a modern additive package.

No need to be patronising. We seem to be of similar ages although I may be a little the older. In which case you will understand the...

I agree, moderation in all things, including moderating

No!!! Don't ever put teak oil on it, it's horrible stuff. If you treat it a couple of times a year with Boracol, it'll stay clean...

Best done between elbow and wrist or knee and ankle as there is often re-enforcement at elbow / knee.

If as it seems your problem is oilies you aleready have that are too big, then you could shorten the arms and legs by folding over a...

….well that’s where I live 😎 and it would have been useful to take the items along and explain what we’d like done. However you’re not...

Wet weather “oilies” seem to come in one size fits all, now. Has anyone got someone to eg. shorten arms or legs of trousers or jackets...

My "cylinder" is actually encased in a metal box which I cannot easily remove to see what the original insulation is like. I have added...

I also drain the PRV to an old bottle in the bilge. Can’t remember ever actually having any water in it. I’d be interested in what extra...