Keith’s teak swim platform

Tim,
I think there is just so much damn plastic allied, I'm going to have to do the same and take it apart and just keep working at it..Then I'll take it down a bit with some 320 grit... It's a pain, but it'll be worth it..

Moj'

Wow...that turned out really well. I just refinished my platform as well. I used a varnish remover, then sanded with 80,120, and 220. Cleaned and scrubed, then 2 coats of Watco Teak Oil, and it shines like new. 3 trips to the lake, and it still looks great. A big thanks for all the suggestions on this post.

One ? though. I ended up with a couple of small air bubbles from the teak oil. Should I just lightly sand those off and re-oil those spots?

Rob

I'm reviving this old post because I forgot to post a pic of my completed platform mounted on my boat.



Here's one with my 3 yr old grandson:



Also wanted to show off my polish job. Had to wet sand some because some of it was like a chalkboard:




Also some of the white pinstripe shadowing of my decal were pealing up and coming off. I bought some 3M 1/4" pinstripe tape and replaced the bad stuff. I know someday I'll have to replace the decals but I'm not ready to do that yet. On this pic you can see the reflection of my feet in the picture. Before I did the wetsanding, compound & polish, if you scraped your fingernails on it it was like a chalkboard. Now it's as smooth as a baby's ass.



Forgive the long post. I'm just showing off.

Kurt

wakeboardin2k4 wrote: I am in the process of reworking my swim platform off of my 86 Nautique 2001 and on some of the parts there are really little nails that look as if someone used that as a solution for the pieces becoming slightly loose? Does anyone else have these? I know that the main way of them staying in is with the screws on the bottom, which i need to replace, but I was wondering if these nails are necessary or just there to scratch up the bottom of my wakeboard/ski

If you see the tips of the screws that means you sanded it down. Don't sand it down it the answer.

I also used the TeakGuard from my boat store and the deck looks as good as it did when I used it last winter. The folks a myboatstore seem pretty sharp too. I called them to find out when they shipped the stuff and they said they don't ship the teakguard if they think it might end up in a warehouse and freeze in the winter, they'll wait until a Monday so it stays on the move.

jbear,

I used 1500 on the blue. I tried to do it with just compound but I was wearing down the decals with the buff pad so I carefully sanded around the decals then buffed. Kind of a pain sanding around the decals. I had to get more agressive on the white below the blue. Thats where most of the chalking was.

We lost 3 people on our crew in the past month. 2 of them had like 40 years. They gave them an insentive to leave. A years pay on top of their buyout. The 3rd one just had over 30 years. He didn't get the extra pay because they only offered it to two of the most senior people on our crew. We will be loosing one more in September. There will only be 5 of us left to handle 18 offices. They will have to replace some of them but I hear they won't do it for a while. They keep pulling me off of my power job to help out with the load now that we're so light handed, and one of the retired tech's shift was 4:00 to midnight so now we're getting called out to cover the repairs for her shift. Not complaining though. Soon they will add more to our crew and I'll have even more seniority.
Kurt

Tim: platform is bad...thats what happenes I quess when you park outside in the florida sun. Hate it...my plats always used to look good. But it looks fine when it is wet in the water. Hi to Kim for us...got anymore blueberries?!

Kurt: Sounds about like what I got 4 years ago. I did get about 15 months pay up front tho. My partner was next on the list but I was the last guy to get the extra. He stayed...3 more years..finally gave up and left without any extra. Just couldn't take it anymore. Sounds like you are close to bein' over worked...5 guys 18 (!) offices plus all the driving in between. Good luck. Plus frame work and call-outs.

john

88 Nautique wrote: Oh,by the way, because I got this Photobucket thing down, I might as well show you my boat. Kurt

Hey Kurt is your trailer made by DHL out of Sacramento? I have the same exact trailer; same color, chrome wheels, everything.    The only thing I don't have is the turnbuckle. How easy is it get on and off? Where did you get it? I also have the same 88 Ski Nautique, same colors only a different color pinstripe. The original owner was from Sacramento. Your boat looks good, good job on the swim step and buffing it out.

George

So Kurt, when are you going to drag that boat down here to the delta. I'm sure we could get Todicus and some others to join. I normally get up to Lake McClure once or twice per summer, but it just hasn't happened this year, particularly since we made the haul back to Green Lake. I'd love to meet you and to see that boat in person. BKH

88 Nautique wrote: George, Yea it's a DHL. The turnbuckle I bought at a local hardware store. I don't trust it to hold my boat because it's aluminum. That’s why I also have the chain on there. Do your brakes work? I have to redo my brakes one of these days. Opened up the master cylinder and it was full of brake fluid and water. I think the PO used to drench the whole trailer when they'd launch. Kurt Funny you should ask on the brakes, the PO cut the brake line. I was going to reconnect and fix but heard that without a lockout valve it was hard to back up. It already grinds on the apron(sidewalk) from the street to my driveway because the trailer sits so low. One of these days I'll get a coupler with a lockout. George

thanks 88.

what compound and polish did you use?

wakemeup wrote: Hey Kurt is your trailer made by DHL out of Sacramento? I have the same exact trailer; same color, chrome wheels, everything.    The only thing I don't have is the turnbuckle. How easy is it get on and off? Where did you get it? I also have the same 88 Ski Nautique, same colors only a different color pinstripe. The original owner was from Sacramento. Your boat looks good, good job on the swim step and buffing it out. George

George,
I'm not happy at all with their bow stop setup. It's too hard of a surface for stopping while power loading. Damages the gelcoat on the bow. Plus it's in the way for placing a winch if you wanted too. The rub rail bow stops are a much better deal. I may cut it off one day and replace it and add a winch. Is your gel coat damaged there too?
Do you know where your boat was purchased? I don't know about mine but I could probibly find out. Maybe they were in the showroom together in 88.
Kurt