Teak flooring

HMI · 05-04-2009, 10:05 PM

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Originally Posted by NYCAP123

Welcome HMI. Beautiful old girl there. Who is she? Lots of varnished wood. Did you get any experience redoing that?

Thats the "Helene". Berthed in Lake St. Clair, MI. Owned then by old Detroit money. The decks were all teak. Two of us were the "knob polishers". We would start off aft and work our way forward. One to port, one to SB. "Teak" the decks, polish the lacquer and metal. At night she would charter parties. Next AM we were at it again. All summer. Oh and to answer your question. Nope no re-varnishing on that one. Except the decks. We constantly were re-teaking the decks. They supplied the stuff. It was in two parts. A cleaner and a "revitalizer". And we used brass brushes for that if I remember correctly.

NYCAP123 · 05-04-2009, 10:22 PM

Old girl; old school.

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And we used brass brushes for that

That's the brass wool I referred to in post #8, and with all that teaking no personal receipe

When my father in law was in the Navy he was charged with polishing the brass. Figuring his time could be better spent he painted it gray.

06-10-2009, 08:26 AM

we thoroughly enjoy the new products at West Marine Ft.Lauderdale called Yacht*****. The Teak Cleaner worked great w/o acids and left our teak decks a natural light blonde color. We then applied the Yacht***** Teak Preserver. This product has no oils. It is water-based and penetrates into the teak. The decks are beautiful still after several months in Florida/Caribbean. Great Stuff!!

NYCAP123 · 06-10-2009, 08:29 AM

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Originally Posted by Captain John

we thoroughly enjoy the new products at West Marine Ft.Lauderdale called Yacht*****. The Teak Cleaner worked great w/o acids and left our teak decks a natural light blonde color. We then applied the Yacht***** Teak Preserver. This product has no oils. It is water-based and penetrates into the teak. The decks are beautiful still after several months in Florida/Caribbean. Great Stuff!!

That's great to hear. I'd not been satisfied with West Marine's Teak Oil and the good stuff like Tip Top is getting hard to find.

Pascal · 06-10-2009, 08:45 AM

HMI

thank you for posting that picture! what a gorgeous boat!

on teak deck, I've been happy with the 2 part Snappy New Teak... it restores the natural blond color with minimal effort.

oil is fine on rails and trim, but not on decks... at least in my opinion. there is nothing like the look of fresh clean blond teak.

Bill, thks for the receipe, i will try it when i run out of snappy!

06-10-2009, 08:52 AM

The Yacht***** was introduced to me at the Captain's Hideout at Bahia Mar last Oct. at the boat show. When I saw the wood that had been treated I was impressed. When I tried the teak cleaner, I knew the guy I spoke to was not bs'ing me - the stuff deep cleaned the wood. Plus it is "green" and has no harsh chemicals that have burned me, the crews and the wood for too long. The Teak Preserver left my decks looking like the wood they had at their booth...no hocus pocus with these guys. A refreshing change these days.

Oh btw, the Yacht***** Marine Soap is absolutely the best soap we have ever had onboard. The Yacht***** and West Marine guys were giving gallons away as free samples. It cut our clean time by 30%. Check it out if you can.

cap

YachtForums · 06-10-2009, 09:08 AM

Dear Captain John,

I find it amazingly ironic that your profile reads "CEO of speciality marine maintenance products company". Posing as a consumer or giving 3rd party endorsements on products you manufacturer and sell, not only brings your business ethics into question, it also borders on FRAUD.

Your membership is being removed, as per our rules. We take a zero-tolerance approach to this type of conduct. I'll leave this thread intact, so that others are aware of the your exploits.