Carl, Thank you for your relentless work. You have created a valuable resource and endless source of entertainment!! T.T.
I met a delivery crew of two on a cat at pier40 S.F. I was impressed with this Capt. and young son.
“The coldest winter I ever spent was a summer in San Francisco.” Twain
Excellent images Tom, thank you!!
Solid teak steps can have several grooves routed across them. Fill the grooves with deck caulking and you have a raw teak non skid step.
Barkeepers makes a soft scrub like product also. Seems to be a finer abrasive in the liquid product. Both Barkeepers have oxalic acid in them.
HTM09, Thank you for the great images and commentary!
Thank you Carl, you really do set a high standard.
One way to make a lot of teak more interesting is to matte the larger panels and gloss or satin the trim. If the veneer is shot from water...
Have Tom at Coast Marine (Fisherman's Wharf), or Sal at Sal's Inflatables (Alameda) take a look for you. Both do excellent work and you will...
Gentlemen, please accept my apologies for dropping the ball, or shackle as it were. I found a Suncor shackle and with a bit of machining, fit...
Thank you Chasm! I have seen this tutorial and applied these principals with good results. With thru bolted fittings, butyl tape is superior to...
What are you bedding, to what surface, and what type of fasteners?
David, Coelan finish looks great! I can't wait to see how "TIKI" looks with this finish. Stabilizing the moisture content in a controlled...
I agree with Capt. J. With any varnish system, the failures are generally seen at the joints first. Expansion and contraction due to temperature...
Excellent video!!
Anyone recognize this one?
The depth of this cut is a quarter inch. I did not mention depth in my explanation, but this seems to solve the varnish problem. Scribe out an...
I found an image of a cap rail with above mentioned method.
This condition is the result of the joint moving from the boat flexing, and/or expanding and contracting with temperature change. I successfully...
