My first sailboat

[Noahofthesea]

Aloha,

Mahalo for welcoming me into the forum I'm Joseph. I just purchased a 1968 trintella 1a about a year ago on big island, sailing her from Maui with a friend, and then solo from Molokai to Oahu. I've been slowly refitting her and it's been a joy learning more about sailboats as a owner. I wanted to share a few photos and a link to my YouTube if you would like to see more details of my progress.

Cheers Joseph Noah Wayfarer Hawaii

 

[Wansworth]

Good work,carry on?

 

[Mister E]

Looking very nice hopefully you'll enjoy sailing her.

 

[Noahofthesea]

Th

Good work,carry on?

thanks sir I will post updates! Thanks for the warm words! Cheers

 

[Noahofthesea]

Looking very nice hopefully you'll enjoy sailing her.

she's like a Cadillac!

 

[PlankWalker]

Good work and good boat, what are you going to do about the decks?

 

[Noahofthesea]

Thanks I think I'm gonna sand down, and restore the original wood. The deck wood is great but the seems are deteriorating. After recaulking I want to use a nice oil finish!

 

[Stemar]

Welcome to the madhouse!

Nice boat and nice work.

Genuine question, as I've avoided teak decks up to now: Is oil a good idea on them, or is there a risk it making them slippery? AFAIK, all teak decked boats I've seen are left to go grey.

 

[PlankWalker]

listen to Stemar. and definitely no teak oil. you will need to re screw and plug quite a bit, but I cant make out the condition of the caulking.
If its just a bit proud here and there where the teak has worn faster than the caulking. just pare the caulking down with a sharp chisel, or you may rip it out with your feet. If the caulking is not properly adhered to both sides then it will need raking out and re caulking.
After you've done all that you can leave it to go grey.

 

[Norman_E]

Welcome to the forum. You have a very nice classic long keeled yacht. I second the idea of not using any sort of oil or varnish on the teak deck. As said above you need to pare down any caulk that is standing proud and remove and replace any loose caulk. Teak is best cleaned with oxalic acid solution, brushed across the grain, and washed off with lots of water. The oxalic acid cleans the teak and restores its brown colour, but it goes grey again, and that is quite OK.