Hi, I just completed finishing all the teak on my M15 with a product I found on the
Practical Sailor Mag. comparison of teak finishing products last year. This product
came in 1st after 6 months of weathering. It is Bristol finish and information about
it can be obtained at their website, Bristolfinish.com. The product is very easy to
use, doesn't require a lot of between coat sanding if you can do all four coats within
a short period of time. Needs like 2 hours between coats and only requires light
sanding if more than 24 hours go between coats. It is also advertised to not require
any maintenance for 4 years and then only light sanding and an additional coat. The
finish is beautiful, you have a choice of high gloss or matte. The thing to remember
when doing both sides of the hatch covers is that it does change the fit of the
slides. Even a very little increase makes them quite tight. Oh, you can't
buy this everywhere, I had to mail order it. When I initially got the boat, last
year, I thought I would just oil the teak and it would look good. After a year, I
found that it needed to be redone too often, and was a bit labor intensive and did not
really look as nice as I wanted. So, I decided to go the route I now have.
Time for a cool change!
Sandra(Seawitch #617)
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