I'll throw my 2 cents worth on this topic as I recently have had a change of heart as how to best finish exterior teak. All of Dauntless' teak was recently re-finished with the new Cetol color "natural teak". It was the easiest finish I have ever applied. It looks good, not as good as varnish, but good. And it seems pretty tough. If I can get away with one maintenance coat a year, like advertised, I'm absolutely thrilled with it. Practical Sailor reviews exterior wood finishes in this months issue and gave it high marks. The "natural teak" does not have the orange hue that has been associated with past Cetol products which is what drove me to give it a try. Previously, I oiled our boats exterior teak. I love the look of oiled teak. The AZ sun, though, would require almost weekly applications of oil to keep up. And varnish.....well.....I end up stepping on, walking on, sitting on, dropping stuff on, and generally abusing everything I varnish no matter how hard I try not to. This usually occurs within the first ten minutes that my prized varnished job has dried to a mirror finish. (Bull in the China Shop Syndrome) I'll leave the exterior varnish for the museum boats! I'm just too hard on it. We'll see how the cetol holds up to the Sonoran Dessert Sun. Sean M23 Dauntless ************************************** See what's new at http://www.aol.com
Sean, I hope you report back to us on Cetol in the Arizona sun, since that is one of the few finishes I have not tried during my 29 years maintaining a NS 27. I used a good teak oil for 10 years in southern California, but it had to be applied every three months or so, and eventually the buildup got very dark. During 5 years in the Sea of Cortes and the Sonora desert we used copious amounts of Deks Olje every 6 months, which looked OK and at least protected the wood. Finally laziness prevailed, and we began using Starbrite Tropical Teak Oil during our six year sojourn on the sunny side of Oahu. That is the best wood protector we have found, but Cetol may be just as good. One last observation is that our oiled teak looks nearly perfect after 6 years where it is covered by sunbrella, as does varnished mahogany. I will probably start with Tropical Teak on my "new" M17, but I am going to buy a full cover and use it when the boat is not under a roof. Tom Jenkins M17 Scintilla -----Original Message----- From: montgomery_boats-bounces@mailman.xmission.com [mailto:montgomery_boats-bounces@mailman.xmission.com] On Behalf Of Nebwest2@aol.com Sent: Monday, October 08, 2007 10:10 PM To: montgomery_boats@mailman.xmission.com Subject: M_Boats: teak I'll throw my 2 cents worth on this topic as I recently have had a change of heart as how to best finish exterior teak. All of Dauntless' teak was recently re-finished with the new Cetol color "natural teak". It was the easiest finish I have ever applied. It looks good, not as good as varnish, but good. And it seems pretty tough. If I can get away with one maintenance coat a year, like advertised, I'm absolutely thrilled with it. Practical Sailor reviews exterior wood finishes in this months issue and gave it high marks. The "natural teak" does not have the orange hue that has been associated with past Cetol products which is what drove me to give it a try. Previously, I oiled our boats exterior teak. I love the look of oiled teak. The AZ sun, though, would require almost weekly applications of oil to keep up. And varnish.....well.....I end up stepping on, walking on, sitting on, dropping stuff on, and generally abusing everything I varnish no matter how hard I try not to. This usually occurs within the first ten minutes that my prized varnished job has dried to a mirror finish. (Bull in the China Shop Syndrome) I'll leave the exterior varnish for the museum boats! I'm just too hard on it. We'll see how the cetol holds up to the Sonoran Dessert Sun. Sean M23 Dauntless ************************************** See what's new at http://www.aol.com _______________________________________________ http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/montgomery_boats
I have used 'cetol' while sailing in the Bahamas with very good luck.After 3 coats...14mths later required only minimal touch-up.That is with a boat stored on stands uncovered over the Bahamian summer.It doesn't look as nice as varnish but their new 'cetol clear' isn't as yellow/orange as the original.Just my opinion.
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