teak

[wazza]

Thanks wazza, I didn't know that and I wonder if it was known and published at the time I used it, because I did read everything relevant at the time - perhaps my research was not thorough enough to include what my caulking was. But you are spot on - HR used silicon caulking through the years that my boat was built (1981); they used it instead of the more usual polyurethene-based material. However, with silicone it seems too strong and while the wood wears the seams are left proud on the deck, which, with traffic, has the risk of exerting pressure on the seams to loosen the bonding with the wood allowing water to seep in.

My latest treatment is 'Teak Wonder', a similar product to the 'Semco Sealer' one but half the price and I find it the best solution so far. They say that a Swiss Hausfrau has found the meaning and reason of life - it is to polish the front door-knob. Mine is the annual worry and maintenance of my teak deck. One day I'm going to rip it all off and have an easy life.

I too have the same have an Orust built boat from 1981, but just up the road a bit.. Najad.
And indeed have the same thoughts of ripping the **** up from the deck & replacing it with........ hmm... yes what???? Paint, expensive matting or even more expensive tekdek... but not this year

 

[laffinskip]

Teak

Having had teak side-decks on our previous boat we went out of our way to not have them on this boat.

The cockpit and coamings are teak, but they are covered up when we are not aboard.

All the teak outside the cockpit (toerail, base for windlass, support for jib track, pushpit seats, coachroof grabrails etc) are all "Coelaned"

Should you wish me to wrap it up please refer first to www.rustler44.com

Have,nt got enough crew to sit on the rail,wife,s only 8 stone.
lThen who would pour the drinks.(The butler does,nt sail)

 

[Deleted member 36384]

..... will be putting teak oil on tommorow when they have dried out and looking forward to seeing them at there best with the natural rich colour and grain showing through.

.... try Deks Olje you simply paint it on no skill needed one coat after another until you have about 15 coats on,you will have by then a superb finish,& after that I found that 1 coat every 9 to 12 mths kept her looking fantastic ....

PS-I should have explained Deks Olje does not sit on the top of the teak like varnish.Each coat sinks into the wood until it cannot absorb anymore,you will know when that occurs as the treatment just sits on the wood & simply will not take anymore .....

I used Deks Olje when it first came to the UK in about 1984, my findings were the opposite to yours.

Sorry, did you find the original finish was no good or did it not last well ...

I used Deks Olje for years on a teak bulwark. I found that it worked very well. It soaked into the wood and at the start if the season which took quite a few coats until it would not soak in anymore. At that point the excess was just wiped off with a rag. Thereafter a quick wipe with the teak rag over the season kept the bulwark looking great, a dull sheen, natural teak colour. After 5 odd years the bulwark was still looking great as long as one tops up every now and again. I would just dispense some onto a rag and wipe onto the wood on a dry, sunny day.

I don't remember the bulwark being greasy or oily or the colour fading quickly. I like the product and the effect on teak but have only used it on the bulwark.