Joel
I redid the cabin sole on Alianna about 6 years ago. It is teak and holy and it is glued down. I removed the old finish with chemical (methylene chloride gel) stripper and a simple scraper. Then a very light sanding with 220 grit, clean the dust finishing with a solvent wetted rag. I applied only 1 coat of Sikkens cetol marine protective translucent finish for boats with a brush and I did the whole thing at once exiting the boat from the hatch in the v berth. I have done nothing more since then. The sole has been wet from taking showers and from the normal amount of water that gets in on your gear. If I get real ambitious I may give it a light sanding and another coat before launch this year but it could and probably will do without that. I did not want a shiny finish and I did not get a glass like look.I got more of a natural oiled wood look. I am pleased with the job, much better than before I did it. Some like shiny, everyone to their own I guess. I do have a problem, not from the refinish but because on my 35 MKII waters seems to get under the sole from somewhere and accumulate right at a junction in the sole on the starboard side forward of the nav table. That has caused a darkened and slightly damaged (separated laminate) of a few square inches in that spot only and is not related to the coating that I used. It is not yet worth the effort or cost of redoing as far as I am concerned. I will try to some in situ repair if I do the recoat. Dwight Veinot C&C 35 MKII, Alianna Head of St. Margaret's Bay, NS _____ From: CnC-List [mailto:cnc-list-boun...@cnc-list.com] On Behalf Of Joel Aronson Sent: February 1, 2013 7:57 AM To: Dennis C.; cnc-list@cnc-list.com Subject: Re: Stus-List Cabin sole refinish I'll try it on a scrap. Joel Aronson On Jan 31, 2013, at 11:36 PM, "Dennis C." <capt...@yahoo.com> wrote: Joel, Cetol will take a loooong time to completely dry. I used it on a piece of holly teak sole once. 4 days later I installed the piece and stepped on it. Left a permanent shoeprint. Applied another coat and put a heater in the boat for a week. Still felt soft. It finally dried enough so shoes didn't mark it. Your experience may vary. I'd opt for varnish. Dennis C. Touche' 35-1 #83 Mandeville, LA _____ From: Joel Aronson <joel.aron...@gmail.com> To: "cnc-list@cnc-list.com" <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> Sent: Thursday, January 31, 2013 7:36 PM Subject: Re: Stus-List Cabin sole refinish Rich, I want a clear finish. My understanding is that with the epoxy the only real purpose of the varnish is to provide UV protection. Am I missing something? Joel 35/3 Annapolis Sent from my iPad On Jan 31, 2013, at 9:32 PM, Rich Knowles <r...@sailpower.ca> wrote: > Joel: Do you have a reason for using Cetol rather than a good quality varnish such as Epiphanes? > > Rich Knowles > Indigo. LF38 > Halifax > > On 2013-01-31, at 20:59, Joel Aronson <joel.aron...@gmail.com> wrote: > > I'm applying epoxy to the topside of the sole using West 105 and 207. > I added a couple before/after pictures to facebook.com/theoffice35 > under the photo timeline. Next week I'll start applying Cetol to as > many board as I can fit into my breakfast rom at one time. > > Joel > Sent from my iPad > > _______________________________________________ > This List is provided by the C&C Photo Album > http://www.cncphotoalbum.com > CnC-List@cnc-list.com > > _______________________________________________ > This List is provided by the C&C Photo Album > http://www.cncphotoalbum.com <http://www.cncphotoalbum.com/> > CnC-List@cnc-list.com _______________________________________________ This List is provided by the C&C Photo Album http://www.cncphotoalbum.com <http://www.cncphotoalbum.com/> CnC-List@cnc-list.com _______________________________________________ This List is provided by the C&C Photo Album http://www.cncphotoalbum.com CnC-List@cnc-list.com _____ No virus found in this message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 2012.0.2238 / Virus Database: 2639/5570 - Release Date: 01/31/13
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