Added another LED

[ngavdba]

I like symmetry so I added another LED to my boat. Very easy to install although I don't really like taking a sharp drill bit to my Supra. It took me 20 min. start to finish. Wiring is a snap with the Vision X system. Both are Vision X SubAqua flood units. Quick snap connectors make male to female installation a breeze. Hard to see how it will look in the lake right now although I'm weeks away from going. I got her torn apart trying to bring the teak up to par and fixing the broken swim deck.


Right one is new. Both holes drilled just inside the stringers through the back access.



Tried to polish the wake plate so they will reflect more.

[Jetlink]

Hope the floor did not get too messy from all that work...

[ngavdba]

Jetlink...Didn't get it too messy from the light install, but blew it up when I sanded all the teak this weekend. Finally getting around to restoring my teak and got the chance to start sanding and prepping after years of neglect. Typically you don't sand teak but I felt it needed it as it was getting really rough grain.
The Rider, for those of you who care, has 50 different pieces of teak on in. 56 if you count the vent on the engine cover as separate pieces. About 150 screws to take it all apart.
Now I know why everyone else has taken it off.

So far on the swim platform, I used Starbrite Teak Cleaner, Brightener (2x) and 1 coat of Oil. Will oil again tomorrow evening.
I have two broken pieces on the end of the platform so I have taken that apart and will be cutting new pieces. I went ahead with the rest and this gives us the comparison in the pics.
I will be using Cetol Natural Teak on anything above the waterline (which is everything else) as it should last longer than the oil. 3 coats go on with 24 hr. dry time in-between. I hope to goodness it looks good for all the time and effort.


Big difference in the color tones. Right side has broken piece.

Left side has fracture in teak.

Close up view.

sanded vs. oiled vs. ugly.

[chrisk]

Great looking projects, I'm about to tackle all of my teak this weekend...

[sybrmike]

Defininetly like the second light. The wood's looking good. I love the look of teak, but wow that really has me thankful I've only got 5 pieces left in mine. Let us know how the Cetol works out on the teak. My folks used Cetol on the lap & gap cedar exterior of their house & it's held up real well.

Just a suggestion for oiling teak - I used a technique on my platform that I saw posted on here years ago that's supposed to make it last a long time between oilings.
First coat of 75% turnpentine, 25% oil, let dry for 2 days, then repeat with 50/50, 25/75, and finally 100% oil.

Too early to tell how much longer it'll hold up compared to just oiling, but supposed to really drive the oil down into the wood. My old platform looked like yours & really soaked it up. Looks great & really hardened up the wood. Feels like my platform is 2x as heavy as before.

[ngavdba]

Thanks Chrisk and Sybermike.
I too love the teak. I sense that my impatience has caught up with me though. In my rush to re-do the upholstery and get this boat back on the water, I regret the decision I made. I should of investigated other upholsterers first and then omitted the teak from the upholstery areas just leaving the teak on the Gelcoat. I figure if I get 5 to 7 seasons on this new upholstery I will be lucky. I'm heading into season three with fingers crossed. Sometimes you make a bad decision and you just have to live with it. On the plus side, I've had a blast the last two seasons enjoying it with my entire family.

Sybermike, that is a technique that I am not aware of for oiling the teak. I would have tried it as I'm all in for prolonging teak oilings as you can see. Maybe in another ten years I can try that. I haven't said the word turpentine in a long time so thanks for that.
I did oil the deck again for a second and third time. Used an entire bottle as I just poured it on and then let soak in. Then I wiped it off, stood it up on end to drain, and let dry. Looks great but I would prefer more shine.

The Cetol is a work in progress. Should have some pics up this weekend of continued progress.

[Dandamanf15]

Ngavdba -

On the boat I had last year (86 ski supreme) we re-did all the teak... It too had been neglected for years it looked like. There was probly almost as much as you have there. We sanded it all, washed and let it dry, then coated it 4 or 5 times with oil. Looked GREAT! Unfortunately it started fading about 1 month later. By the end of last summer it was looking pretty gray. Kinda frustrating for all the work we put into it. Granted, I didn't have anywhere to store it indoors like your awesome garage, so I'm sure that made a big difference. anyway, this February we didn't have any plans for a new boat, so we re-finished the teak again. This time we used a product called TeakGuard. I don't know if it's been talked about on here or not. It comes with a cleaner that works extremely well and quickly. Cleaned it up really nice and then we coated it about 6 times with the TeakGuard finish. I was really happy with the results. I would say it didn't look QUITE as pretty as the oiled teak the year before, but definitely close. I sold the boat just a week ago, so I don't know how it holds up, but it's guaranteed not to fade for a full year. Anyway, just thought I would throw that out there if you end up having to oil every 3 months and get tired of it :P

[Dandamanf15]

Also I plan on using it on the few pieces of teak that are on my sunsport so ill try to post some pics when I do

[ngavdba]

Dandaman,
I'm using Cetol above the waterline. I decided to use it after I believe Chautauquasun recommended it last year. I spoke with a few friends that have used it too and really like it.
I sanded all the teak first then wiped with 216 Special Thinner as recommended. I found the first coat goes on easier than second coat. That is usually the opposite with other paints or solvents I've used.
I have only completed the second coat as of yet with work commitments and other hobbies. It takes approximately 3.5 hours to do all 4 sides of the 50 some odd pieces and then 24 hour dry time in between so I'm only focusing my time on the weekends. I'm close to 15 hours labor thus far with disassembly, sanding, and 2 coats. The finish is getting kinda gritty rough so I am going to take a nylon scruff pad to it before I put on the 3rd coat. Then repeat with the nylon pad again and hopefully put on a 4th and final coat.
The way I see it, if I spend more time now doing it a bit excessive, maybe I won't have to do this again for many years to come.

Anyway, some pics of progress...albeit slow.


Cetol sets rather quickly once applied. I just used old hangers to hang up for 24 dry period.

I lay it all again and now am ready for 3rd coat.

Shows the color well, but you can almost see the grittiness of the product on these pieces.

Got this at West Marine. I recommend thus far if anybody feels so inclined that has teak.

[87SunSportMikeyD]

Holy crap you are hard at work. Were you having trouble with your swim platform bolts?? May I ask: if the swim platform brackets leak, does that water enter the bilge? or does it enter the sealed stringer compartments?