Replacing wood on my Ty, with what?

[Joel]

The teak on my '73 Typhoon Weekender has suffered from many years of insufficient maintenance. It's thinner than original as evidenced by how the wood under the fittings is raised. The grain is so raised I'm concerned that if I try to sand it down, I'll have to go so far to get to solid wood that I'll be worsening the thickness problem. While I've got her up on her trailer in my yard this spring I thought I'd replace it all. The question is, with what?

I much prefer to sail her than to work on her, so I was thinking of using some low maintenance product. Any suggestions? I saw in an earlier notice about decking that someone recommended ironwood. Is this a realistic alternative? If I do go with wood (teak or otherwise), can anyone recommend good sources in the NYC area?


Also, if I don't replace it with new teak, will I be branded a heretic and banned from this info exchange?



bondy_joel@hotmail.com

[Bob Chamberland]

Teak is a low maintenance product. There is Purpleheart and Greenheart and such and there are "synthetic" woods. If you want low maintenance just let your teak weather with an occasional cleaning with a TSP cleaner well rinsed. Many naval ships used to have teak decks which were never finished. Maybe they still do. Many find the weathered gray to be attractive (if clean). Many consider varnish (or cetol) etc to be redundant when teak is used for trim.

The teak on my '73 Typhoon Weekender has suffered from many years of insufficient maintenance. It's thinner than original as evidenced by how the wood under the fittings is raised. The grain is so raised I'm concerned that if I try to sand it down, I'll have to go so far to get to solid wood that I'll be worsening the thickness problem. While I've got her up on her trailer in my yard this spring I thought I'd replace it all. The question is, with what?

I much prefer to sail her than to work on her, so I was thinking of using some low maintenance product. Any suggestions? I saw in an earlier notice about decking that someone recommended ironwood. Is this a realistic alternative? If I do go with wood (teak or otherwise), can anyone recommend good sources in the NYC area?


Also, if I don't replace it with new teak, will I be branded a heretic and banned from this info exchange?

cha62759@traverse.com

[Ron Musk]

Teak is a low maintenance product. There is Purpleheart and Greenheart and such and there are "synthetic" woods. If you want low maintenance just let your teak weather with an occasional cleaning with a TSP cleaner well rinsed. Many naval ships used to have teak decks which were never finished. Maybe they still do. Many find the weathered gray to be attractive (if clean). Many consider varnish (or cetol) etc to be redundant when teak is used for trim.

The teak on my '73 Typhoon Weekender has suffered from many years of insufficient maintenance. It's thinner than original as evidenced by how the wood under the fittings is raised. The grain is so raised I'm concerned that if I try to sand it down, I'll have to go so far to get to solid wood that I'll be worsening the thickness problem. While I've got her up on her trailer in my yard this spring I thought I'd replace it all. The question is, with what?

I much prefer to sail her than to work on her, so I was thinking of using some low maintenance product. Any suggestions? I saw in an earlier notice about decking that someone recommended ironwood. Is this a realistic alternative? If I do go with wood (teak or otherwise), can anyone recommend good sources in the NYC area?


Also, if I don't replace it with new teak, will I be branded a heretic and banned from this info exchange?

Boy, have I given this some thought with my own boat.Teak is expensive- $14.to $18 a b.f. and up but you have a small boat so it wouldn't be that bad.Mahogony (Honduras)is a little softer and cheaper and looks great varnished.White oak,cherry other exotics are additional options.I have seen some absolutely beautiful boats trimmed out in Black Locust,which is tough and very rot resistant.You have many suppliers in your area. look in yellow pages under "hardwoods"

Ron Musk
s/v"R&R"
CD30



ccerre@massed.net

[Duncan Maio]

Joel:

My millwork shop near Boston has patterns (and some parts in stock) for all the teak trim for the Typhoon, taken from a recent total restoration project we did for a customer in Texas.

Let me know what you need, and if you are serious about trying synthetics.

Duncan Maio
Mystic Marine



mail@mysticmarine.net

[Olli Wendelin]

The wooden decks on naval ships were mostly on cruisers and battle ships. This was because their large deck guns used powder in canvas bags which was very explosive. The wooden decks were to reduce the chance of sparks.

Olli Wendelin
BLUE MOON
Charleston, SC



wendelin@spawar.navy.mil