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In Response To: The new Natural Teak Cetol is excellent in my poor opinion. 
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() Some friends left from the Chesapeake the same time we did, approx 2 years ago. In the tropics most of the time. I saw their teak after 2 years. Yuck! It didn't look like fresh teak. It didn't look "healthy", it looked like it had sat in the Sun and been dried out for 30 years. Oh! It was the same brown color the Cetol Natural is. But I would NEVER put that on my boat. Yuck!
Go Slow
Sail Far
Stay Long
ps this is a pic of our teak taken about a two months ago. Last varnish was 10 months prior. Age of all varnish is approx 4-5 years. Number of times varnishing per year - one, number of coats / year 2. Number of coats / day, 2.
Messages In This Thread
- Philip Rhodes boats are growing on me.
- This boat is more deck than cabin and cockpit.
- Lot of old bling.
- Man, how in the world do they get brightwork to look like that...
- On varnish..don't they always say something like...'pending heat AND humidity' for drying
- Yeah, there are so many disclaimers on the can...
- I use Penetrol
- One Fathom Rule?
- I use it as well. I don't worry too much. I hand brush the whole boat, topsides as well. It only looks bad until
- What varnish do you use? What ratio of Penetrol?
- Between 5 to 10%
- REMEMBER! Varnish that....
- Looks nice Dave
- Nice! We do have it easier up here. I'm a big fan of the new coatings.
- What kind of new coatings... I'm new at this.
- I think so. I'm most familiar with Cetol Sikkens.
- Most People in the Tropics....
- The orange cetol didn't work out on my prior boat
- The new Natural Teak Cetol is excellent in my poor opinion.
- The new Natural Teak Cetol is excellent in my poor opinion.
- Most People in the Tropics....
- I think so. I'm most familiar with Cetol Sikkens.
- What kind of new coatings... I'm new at this.
- I use Penetrol
- Yeah, there are so many disclaimers on the can...
- Mine is never that smooth either. Unless you're inside stored,...
- On varnish..don't they always say something like...'pending heat AND humidity' for drying
- Amen Todd, this is what a sailboat deck is supposed to look like
- Lot of old bling.
- This boat is more deck than cabin and cockpit.