[Rhodes22-list] Jbconnolly

[Rick]

The same, teak or linseed oil.

Rick

On Sat, Jun 6, 2009 at 5:37 PM, cowie <ccowie at cowieassociates.com> wrote:

>
> Does anyone treat the interior wood with anything?
>
> stanleyl wrote:
> >
> > Jim
> >
> > your direct e-mail got rejected - hope you get  this via List:
> >   ----- Original Message -----
> >   From: stan
> >   To: jbconnolly at comcast.net
> >   Sent: Monday, June 01, 2009 10:36 AM
> >   Subject: Re: Wood Finish question
> >
> >
> >   the tiller come to us pre-finished - I suppose they use some sort of
> > synthetic varnish - some of the List folks have re-finished theirs.
> >
> >   New boats have no other wood on them.  On older boats that had any wood
> > we usually just oiled them with linseed or teak oils.
> >
> >   Sliding hatch tracks are now made of a plastic that is supposed to be
> > able to handle UV:  $150 the pair with fasteners and plugs to cover the
> > fastener holes (since this style is now connected from the underside of
> > the pop top)
> >
> >   The cabin doors are now made of acrylic with two large stainless steel
> > hinges and a stainless steel handle and a plastic socket section for the
> > leg attachment and are beautiful and costly at $350
> >
> >   if you are referring to the cabin top plastic hatches - these can be
> > nicely refinished with a plastic spray paint like "fusion"{
> >
> >   ss
> >
> >   ----- Original Message -----
> >     From: jbconnolly at comcast.net
> >     To: stan at rhodes22.com
> >     Sent: Monday, June 01, 2009 8:40 AM
> >     Subject: Wood Finish question
> >
> >
> >     Stan
> >
> >
> >
> >     My tiller and the companionway hatch are geting a bit tired looking.
> > The hatch has developed a sun-bleached blotchy look.  The coating has
> > faded in spots but is not peeling like I would expect a failed varnish.
> > The original finish could be a varnish or synthetic.
> >
> >
> >
> >     The tiller looks different, it seems to have a very thick coating
> that
> > has turned kind of cloudy overall.  It is also not peeling.
> >
> >
> >
> >     It would help to know what you used to finish these areas on my '85
> > that you recycled in 2003.
> >
> >
> >
> >     The interior wood is holding up well with a bit of cleaning and
> > polish.
> >
> >
> >
> >     A question for later.  How much would you charge for a replacement
> > white plastic companionway hatch?
> >
> >
> >
> >     Thanks
> >
> >
> >
> >     Jim Connolly
> >
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