How to repair water damaged teak on your boat. E136

Ed shows how to do a quick and inexpensive repair to water damaged teak on our Hatteras Yacht.
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My name is Ed, I am an ex-muscian, turned politician, turned tax account, who now imagines himself a sea-captain. Lyn, is an ex-model, turned photographer and the love of my life.
We have spent the last three years traveling on our 65' Hatteras Yacht and it has been terrifying. We have faced down storms, been stranded at sea, towed off shoals and run aground by careless boaters.
But it has been magical as well. We have explored places known only by those who travel by water, met incredible people along the way, and learned so much about boating - and even more about ourselves.
And to think - until three years ago, Lyn, and I, never even owned a boat.
We met when we were 21. I was a starving musician, on my way To Los Angeles to starve some more. Lyn was a model, waitressing tables and dreaming of adventure. We went on our first date to the Jersey Shore, and spent the night on a boat her father was restoring. That date has never ended.
We traveled the country together, and settled for a few years in Hollywood, where she discovered her love for photography, and I discovered that music was not going to be my career. We put down roots in Bucks County Pennsylvania. We built a house together, raised three children and became your typical American family. She opened a photography business and I opened an accounting firm.
On a vacation to Key West, we met a woman who lived on her boat. She had been an emergency room nurse for many years but decided she had had enough. She sold everything, bought a boat and sailed to Florida. We were fascinated. It seemed so romantic, so us. The seed was planted.
Flash forward a few years and the children are grown. Lyn retired from photography and sold her business. And me, well, I was only working three months out of the year and looking for a new adventure.
So, we bought our first boat. A Carver 355. No experience, and completely clueless. We hired a captain to bring us to our local marina and we were determined to learn how to operate her. We practiced in an empty marina for a couple of days and then, we just went for it! We figured, if we liked boating as much as we imagined, we would trade up to our dream boat. Two years later we did just that.
This video vlog is our story. Boating has become our passion. We invite you to share this journey with us, as we explore the waterways of the Atlantic and Caribbean, having the time of our lives, while "Trying Not To Sink."
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Ed and Lyn.
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[@hotrodhog2170]

As a lifetime woodworker, yep, it's that easy! Something you forgot to mention as you were doing the sanding properly is to always go in the direction of the grain. Looking forward to the fiberglass repair!

[@tryingnottosink9107]

Yes, I should have mentioned that. The Fiberglass video will probably be next week, or the following.

[@hotrodhog2170]

@@tryingnottosink9107 Awesome! Thank you

[@jimcooksey4150]

Love the repair vlogs as much as the travel vlogs. For someone who has owned a boat most of my life (lake boat). I know how much work boats are.

[@tryingnottosink9107]

Thanks. Many more to come.

[@captaint-bone]

Great video also you can tell your viewers to soak your teak oil rags in water and don't let them stay bunched up in the Sun or they will combust and catch on fire

[@tryingnottosink9107]

I know that, and should have mentioned it.

[@matthewholzmueller6292]

Love this repair video, I could watch someone else work all day. 😂😂

[@tryingnottosink9107]

You and me both!

[@garypoltonowicz7950]

Great video! A big fan of the short tutorials

[@tryingnottosink9107]

Glad you like them!

[@The_Repair_Shop]

I'm about to pull the trigger on a Hatteras 72 and you just answered one of my questions as many of the windows in the births have this same water streak discoloration. Thanks!

[@tryingnottosink9107]

Glad we could help.

[@TRANSFORMER2508]

I love it.. Great tip Captian Ed

[@tryingnottosink9107]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@TheFalconJetDriver]

Nice video Ed, Short and sweet and to the point,

[@tryingnottosink9107]

Thanks.

[@marktheshark7754]

Boiled linseed oil works great as well for interior wood work.

[@jamesmull3537]

Great job Captain

[@tryingnottosink9107]

Thanks!

[@anthoneyking6572]

Awesome I'm all for the extra different stuff on the Vlog and that was a Great tip as I agree many go to big expenses to fix stuff were a simply Solution works thank you

[@tryingnottosink9107]

Thanks!

[@LydieBaillie]

Good use of elbow grease! Great tip,thanks

[@tryingnottosink9107]

Glad you liked the video!

[@lesterwicklein717]

thanks, nice vid allways fooking for new tips

[@tryingnottosink9107]

Glad you found the video helpful.

[@edwardc.3710]

Time for a drink !

[@bobkd5fjd823]

I’ll drink to that! 🍸🍹🍾🧉🍷

[@tryingnottosink9107]

That happened immediately after!

[@krautAmerican]

when I got my boat the previous owner left a few gallon jugs of that star brite teak oil it works pretty good I even had enough to do the teak decks.

[@tryingnottosink9107]

Nice. I love their Streak Remover!

[@salahalsulaiman]

I would love to see a trip to Europe on this boat ! It Would be grat to see management of range issues !

[@tryingnottosink9107]

That would be nice, but we can't hold enough fuel. We have a 5-600 mile range. One day we hope to swap out the engines for electric motors. Maybe then.

[@ericr.3759]

Older Hatteras had oiled mahogany interiors. Are you sure that's teak? It's beautiful.

[@tryingnottosink9107]

Yes, Afromosia teak.

[@nigelcrowe1]

Great video - can you give me the specific teak oil you used? I bought the clear and didn’t get the same results, What’s the part number or name for color? It seems as though in the video it’s much darker on the rag than the clear - thank!

[@tryingnottosink9107]

I am not at the boat and do not remember, but I bought it at Lowes. Sanding is key!

[@DJohns-nz4ul]

Nice job, but what I'd like to know is what tape that was you had used to hold down the solar panels?

[@tryingnottosink9107]

3M VHB Heavy Duty Mounting Tape 4910. www.amazon.com/gp/product/B007Y7EY6I/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&psc=1 RVers use it to mount solar panels to the roof of their vehicles. I figured if it can withstand going 75 miles per hour down a highway, it should be good on our boat.

[@edwardc.3710]

Ed , I enjoyed the video, I am surprised at the sandpaper grit , wouldn’t 220/320 give a better finish ?

[@tryingnottosink9107]

You may be right. I am not a good wood-worker. It is just the first thing I tried and it worked well.

[@ivanbrgic]

Nice video, thanks. I am wondering how many hours a year do you spend maintaining your boat?

[@tryingnottosink9107]

Not sure. A lot. But a lot of it is upgrades as well. The nice thing about working on the boat, is, for the most part, I find it enjoyable. Not always, but most times!

[@ivanbrgic]

@@tryingnottosink9107 thanks

[@krautAmerican]

what's up with the windless electrical issue?

[@tryingnottosink9107]

New video out today, explaining the problem.

[@davehill1818]

Thanks for the video Ed! Is your teak a veneer over something else (e.g., marine plywood) or is it solid teak? I have a veneer (perhaps 1/16" thick), so sanding has to be done very carefully so as not to sand through the veneer. Thanks!

[@tryingnottosink9107]

The walls are teak veneer and the trim is solid teak. It does not take much sanding. I just do it by hand and it works well.

[@peep_show8037]

Easy 1 2 3

[@cybermatstrikes7557]

a little oxalic acid (cabots deck clean) would have improved the result before oiling.

[@tryingnottosink9107]

Thanks for the tip.

[@garypoltonowicz7950]

First!

[@tryingnottosink9107]

Don't take it to heart Gary. This is a guy who shows up to the circus every time it is in town so he can build himself up by pretending he is better than the dwarfs because he is taller. Just another heckler in the audience without the courage to step on stage.

[@garypoltonowicz7950]

@@tryingnottosink9107 haters gonna hate

[@peterfistin8584]

This is not a repair! Always find the root cause of the leak, perhaps rebedding the porthole is a good start.

[@tryingnottosink9107]

The leaks had already been fixed before I did the teak.