Teak platform storage

[Lunchbox]

Here's mine the day i bought the boat ...

Wow Razz... great before and after shots... What a difference... That looks amazing... Like it just came off the showroom floor...

BTW... Your new avatar should win an award...

[Razzman]

Wow Razz... great before and after shots... What a difference... That looks amazing... Like it just came off the showroom floor...

Yeah it took a bit of work but was worth it.

BTW... Your new avatar should win an award...

Gotta keep you bums happy somehow!

[Guest]

Your platform looks fantastic

I justed printed your post to use as a reference to how people finish teak.

My previous boats had fiberglass platforms.

Thanks for the info and the avatar

[MRMoffat1]

Do you guys leave the teak platform on over winter storage or remove it? I read a couple things in the last few minutes that said they removed it for winter? I decided to leave it on because I thought maybe it could warp differentely than the boat and make it impossible to get back on in the summertime. Did I make a mistake?

I Removed platform every winter and garaged it. I never had any problems. Used Amazon Golden Teak Oil and Amazon One Step Cleaner (and brass wire brush). Picture shows what the swim step looked like after 7 summers of use. Razz - awesome looking platform.

[airjorgy]

Razz,

You certainly take care of you stuff. Very nice platform and boat! If I lived back in the Valley (I grew up in Fresno) I spend my time riding/skiing
with you.

You do things right.

[TRD]

TRD, let me know how that goes. I"m going to be doing mine in two weeks. I've never done a swim platform but I've done sailboat teak. I plan on hitting it lightly with a power washer, and then going over it with a little steel wool. Then, I'll apply this: http://www.westmarine.com/webapp/wcs...2&classNum=322

I have been working on mine on and off for a couple of weeks now. I may get about 30 minutes a week to sand on it. Son started sports this winter. I got my boat 2 years ago and I think someone put varnish on it. It looked great and shiny but after reading the posts I figured I needed to fix it. I have been sanding the varnish off and now I need to clean a couple of spots. It will look great when I am done. I may not have it done in 2 weeks thought. We still have about a month to month and half before we go out.

Dogbert: 2 questions, the under side of the platform. Do I need to get the varnish off of that side too? Looks ok now, was thinking about leaving it until next year. I am up to 150 grit now, are you saying to stop there? I was going to use 220 but am not sure now.

PS: what is the reason for NOT taking the platform off? I take mine off several times a year to clean the back of the boat. Should I not be taking it off?

Thanks for all your advice.
Dale

[Jason B]

I looked at the Teak Oil at my marina and it had teeny tiny print at the bottom of the can that said "100% Boiled Linseed Oil" there was nothing else in it. I knew I could get it for 1/2 the price at Home Depot or Menard's. It's worked so far--it looks great. I'll use this can till it's gone then try to look for a better brand I guess.

Dogbert: 2 questions, the under side of the platform. Do I need to get the varnish off of that side too? Looks ok now, was thinking about leaving it until next year. I am up to 150 grit now, are you saying to stop there? I was going to use 220 but am not sure now.

PS: what is the reason for NOT taking the platform off? I take mine off several times a year to clean the back of the boat. Should I not be taking it off?

Thanks for all your advice.
Dale

You need to do the same thing to the bottom that you do to the top....always on everything wood!!! If you don't the warp/moisture cycles will be different on the two sides and it will definitely buckle and warp over time. I learned this the hard way building a beautiful table that now looks like a wooden rainbow.

My thought on taking the deck off was that it may warp or bend over the several months and I would not be able to get it back on the boat in the spring. Taking it off for a short period absolutely will not do anything to it at all. You're fine.

[Razzman]

I pulled mine all off last winter while i went over the boat. I had stored it in my uninsulated outbuilding for 5 months without issue. There's abosutely no difference between it being on the boat and not as it's mutiple layers of bonded together teak and unless you either leave it in a moist (wet) environement long term or the screws are loose i don't see how it possibly can warp. All the ones i've seen warped have been seriously neglected. I put a protective coat of oil on mine before storing and no warp or mildew.

[TRD]

I looked at the Teak Oil at my marina and it had teeny tiny print at the bottom of the can that said "100% Boiled Linseed Oil" there was nothing else in it. I knew I could get it for 1/2 the price at Home Depot or Menard's. It's worked so far--it looks great. I'll use this can till it's gone then try to look for a better brand I guess.





You need to do the same thing to the bottom that you do to the top....always on everything wood!!! If you don't the warp/moisture cycles will be different on the two sides and it will definitely buckle and warp over time. I learned this the hard way building a beautiful table that now looks like a wooden rainbow.

My thought on taking the deck off was that it may warp or bend over the several months and I would not be able to get it back on the boat in the spring. Taking it off for a short period absolutely will not do anything to it at all. You're fine.

Thanks, JB
I really didn't want to mess w/ the bottom this year, but I guess I have too. I can't get it done at the rate I am going. Better pick up the pace.