coelan

[hwkeene]

I have a teak strip deck which is suspect for leaks, will coelan seal it, and is it a clear finish so the deck can still be seen?
Regards, Harry Keene.

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[Peterduck]

Coelan is certainly clear, and from what I have seen on a boat at my home yacht club which has used it for the decks, it looks really nice - very impressive. I believe that it does also seal the deck, but I have had no experience of this myself.
Peter.

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[mickshep]

I applied it to the coachroof of my boat spring of 2003. just over a year on and it still looks like new. The stuff has the consistancy of tar and tended to 'curtain' as it was all but impossible to apply in a thin coat. Thinning with the coelan thinners was in my experience essential, having said that I was working on a vertical surface, on a deck the coelan would I think tend to self level. I will not be using anything else in future. Hope this helps. Regards, Mike.

<hr width=100% size=1>My Mum say's I'm not a fat b@st@rd, just heavy boned.

 

[Mirelle]

Did my teak decks with it in 1986. Not a drop has come in since.

However, I should add that these are "solid" teak decks, with the planks screwed down to the deck beams and nibbed into the covering boards and king planks. I don't know how well it would work on a teak strip and ply dubdeck arrangement.

I found that the Coelan turned into a skating rink when wet, si I coated it with ordinary non-slip deck paint. Noweadays you can get nonslip granules for Coelan and I would think they are essential, on a deck.

I only wish I had done the covering boards as well, as I left them varnished and I am just in the middle of stripping them for the third time since 1986. This will be the last time, though, as Coelan is going on! The bits of brightworkl that I did with Coelan in 1986 are still fine....

I agree that it goes on with the consistency of boiler sludge. The thinners, unlike the other components, are cheap (er).

NEVER leave a can part finished...

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[Woodpile]

I heard somewhere that the makers of Coelan market an identical product for the building trade that can be obtained more cheaply. Does anyone know any more about this possibility?

Cheers
Chris

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[Skipjack]

I used it very succesfully on an all-seasons mast last year, and it overwintered without any degradation. I think it might bridge the gaps, but as you will probably have to remortgage the boat to afford a whole decks worth, I'd try a trial area where you know the leaks are coming through before committing the whole upwards-pointing surface.

Good luck with the project

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[Mirelle]

Saint Coelan

The Irish have thoughtfully provided us with a Saint Coelan, who flourished towards the end of the seventh century, at the abbey is Iniskeltair, on the island of that name, in County Clare, and wrote a Life of St Brigid. He stands a very good chance of becoming Mirelle's Patron Saint!

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[EASLOOP]

I have a laid teak deck on my wooden sloop. Been rebuilding her for 9 years. Going back to water end July. She is no longer under cover, since 12 months now, but still ashore. Used Coelan on the decks - small fortune but no more leaks - YIPPEE!. Stuff looks like cling film and is very difficult to get it to flow nicely. Make sure your stuff is fresh - from the manufacturer, not the chandler's idea of fresh!!! Once a tin is opened it must be used up in one go - it goes off in the tin once air gets at it.
All in all I am delighted, although I could have done a better job of bleaching the wood first - too late now - the Coelan will never come off.
You will need min 5 coats - every one of them.
walked on decks in pouring rain, didn't seem too slippy - perhaps sea water will be different. If you hear a loud splosh........
All the best
John

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[Mirelle]

Thinners, and hot air guns.

In an earlier thread on this someone(wish I could remember who, to thank them for good advice) said they had done their spars with it and the trick is to thin it. Having now done so, this is good advice - it turns in from pink treacle to something which behaves like varnish.

Should you need to get it off, a hot air gun does the trick. I did an experimental patch and it comes off easily

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[smee]

I plan to do the same with my teak decks, and have heard nothing but praise for the product, with the exception perhaps of it being treacley to apply. A boat in Poole, is coated entirely in the stuff, and looks superb. Also PBO did an article on coating the teak deck of a wooden boat with Coelan, and another where the topsides were coated in white pigmented Coelan.
Coelan is waterproof, breathable and very flexible as well so it seems ideal for sealing teak decks. I have been testing a panel of teak in the Med coated with Coelan, and as it is clear the teak is visble through it, (like clingfilm), but I have noticed the wood colour is fading slightly through it, after 2 years test.

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