Hi
I am about to sand back my teak rub rails and try varnish them. Anyone know a good brand for this? They are completely bare wood and grey.
Thanks for any advice
That's why they are called rub rails, they rub off what ever you put on them and then they look worse than having nothing on them.
Have to agree with Loosechange. Although it will look good when its first done, it won,t take long for the rails to start looking drab and dreary again.
The other thing is ,how grey are they when you say grey. Sometimes timber is too far gone for even timber revivers and a good sand is needed. If they can be cleaned maybe think about putting some sort of oil on them so when they start deteriorating you can just rub more into them. If you really want to go there and varnish , do your homework as some of these varnishes are a bitch to sand back. Good luck.
Cheers
Ken
Thats interesting
Its just that most photos i see of top hat 25's have shiney varnished rub rails and hand rails.
Might just leave them be if they are a constant upkeep hassle. There is still some colour when i sand them. Will look into oil.
Cheers
Rub rails, also known as "Belting strips" as in something to take the impact when you run into something or something runs into you.
They look really good when oiled or gloss varnished but they look wickedly deadly when they are capped with a substantial brass or bronze strip that is highly polished and glints in the sunshine.
They serve as a warning beacon to other yachts not to bump into you or attempt to raft up to you.
However on a Top Hat 25 that would look ridiculous as they do not have the displacement or hull strength to back it up.
Maybe the yacht would look prettier if you removed the rubbing strips altogether, bogged the screw holes and painted with bright side. It would save you a few kilos and two less lines to cut in when painting your topsides
My second yacht was a beautiful 24' Spencer Adrian masthead sloop and after painting the topsides snow white and the antifoul black, I decided to make her look really flash with a dual colour red and blue boot topping. So that is three lines of cutting in instead of one. It looked great but I swore I would never make that mistake again.
It did help sell the yacht though along with the gloss varnished spinnaker pole, boom and cabin top grab rails.
Thats a good idea
I figured the rails dont do anything. The pen at the marina is low and hits the fenders nowhere near the rail.
Will give oil a try and if it still looks no good might consider taking them off :P
I have jarrah gunwale I opt to oil it with jarrah outdoor furniture oil from bunnings, works for me I wipe 3 coats on every 6 to 12 months.
Select to expand quoteEvery thought about a yacht needs to be "practical"
Tell that to the yuppies at the marina
The new beneteaus never go to weather but they sure are pretty..
Select to expand quotestonedpirate said..Every thought about a yacht needs to be "practical"
Tell that to the yuppies at the marina
The new beneteaus never go to weather but they sure are pretty..
JEALOUSY IS A CURSE
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You do realise this boat is for sale? :P
If it is for sale just tart everything up that is there with fresh paint/polish etc as long as it all looks good.
It is the image that sells and you do not get a second chance at first impressions.
It is just like detailing a car for sale.
Yeah thanks
Was going for the shiney look just for the ad pics but could take a year to sell in this market which is fine because i'm in no rush which makes me think of longevity too.
Will just go sandpaper and oil.
