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Teak Restoration: A Labor Of Love

So...on to the interior. I stripped all of the teak....Dummy me...I didn't take before pictures....Just picture blackish brown teak with 28 years of dirt and teak oil mixture...okay...time to strip her down butt naked...Chad...painter of boats says the best way to strip teak down is a mixture of....1 gallon very hot water mixed with 1 quart of sudsy ammonia and 1 cup of granular Tide laundry detergent...scrub in in with a scrub brush and then rinse it clean...He says you can use those Teak products that strip it away quickly but then it will raise the grain of the teak which will then require sanding. He also says those products are very caustic and you must be very careful not to get them on anything else.....so Im with Chad...I'll do it his way....One thing though....its been raining nonstop daily here for the past two weeks.....what a pain.....working with ammonia in the cabin of a sailboat requires ventilation!

Ahh the vberth. Doesnt look like much now but once the new vinyl cushioned headliner is in and my cushions are replaced it will be a cozy spot for...

This is the wall of the head. I put the teak cup holder here, which I removed from the hull wall. Would you believe some ding dong put holes in the...

This is looking toward the companionway. You can see the beautiful teak floor and the rest of the galley. The teak was refinished with Cetol natural...

This is the door to the head. Right now it just has a porta potty. I plan to purchase an air head composting toilet with a day/night solar vent. I...

This is the galley. Just a little sink with a foot pump. I purchased a ss grill that attaches to the rail for cooking and also a solar oven....i wont...

As you can see I also stripped the cabin down of all its filthy carpeting....just waiting on the upholstery guy. Wanted to get the teak done first.

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