Shuggy
Well-Known Member
I'm never quite sure of the exact terminology but my boat has a significant chunk of what I would call a 'cabin trunk' (in teak). All the ports are set into it, and it sweeps in an unbroken line from the cockpit up to the extent of the deck structure. We've had the boat since 2009 and we've patched up the varnish with some light sanding since then, never stripping back to bare wood.
I went to the boat show in S'ton last year and spoke to all the varnish manufacturers (all of whom seemed to be owned ultimately by Akzo Nobel) and in the end I opted for Awlwood, which is a relatively new product from the same house as Awlgrip, which has graced our hull since 1998 - and performed extremely well. It's incredibly expensive but I only want to do a bare wood strip and re-varnish every 5 years or so.
I have this week used the hatch as a test piece for the red primer and clear topcoat build-up, and have just applied the 5th coat. The boat's extensive teak is now sanded ready for application when the temperature rises - it needs to be above 4 degC and there needs to be some humidity, so Argyll in Jan/Feb is ideal. The hatch is now looking absolutely superb in my downstairs loo, and I hope that this will be replicated in the main event.
I am really excited about a product that looks so shiny and rich, and also infers multiple seasons' use before touch-up or sand down.
I'll keep the forum posted and will upload some pics as I progress. I intend to apply 8 coats and as a comparison, I'm also doing some significant cockpit detail varnishing (8 coats) in International Original Yacht Varnish, sanded to bare teak.
I went to the boat show in S'ton last year and spoke to all the varnish manufacturers (all of whom seemed to be owned ultimately by Akzo Nobel) and in the end I opted for Awlwood, which is a relatively new product from the same house as Awlgrip, which has graced our hull since 1998 - and performed extremely well. It's incredibly expensive but I only want to do a bare wood strip and re-varnish every 5 years or so.
I have this week used the hatch as a test piece for the red primer and clear topcoat build-up, and have just applied the 5th coat. The boat's extensive teak is now sanded ready for application when the temperature rises - it needs to be above 4 degC and there needs to be some humidity, so Argyll in Jan/Feb is ideal. The hatch is now looking absolutely superb in my downstairs loo, and I hope that this will be replicated in the main event.
I am really excited about a product that looks so shiny and rich, and also infers multiple seasons' use before touch-up or sand down.
I'll keep the forum posted and will upload some pics as I progress. I intend to apply 8 coats and as a comparison, I'm also doing some significant cockpit detail varnishing (8 coats) in International Original Yacht Varnish, sanded to bare teak.
