Ski Platform

You're correct, sir... I don't read Consumer Reports. I definitely will not put water seal on it anymore after reading everyone's advice. I didn't hear the idea anywhere particular, just heard it somewhere. Would you advise pressure washing it? Would that be a bad idea? I really have no clue (as you can tell).

Actually, I was just looking through the owners manual this morning for my 93 Ski Nautique. I was looking for info on the swim platform, because I was wondering what the weight capacity is for it.

I couldn't find info on the capacity but it did have a note about teak oil. It looks like you use the teak cleaner first (if need be), and then do the teak oil after. I just applied some teak oil to mine this weekend, I used the starbrite stuff and it seemed to come out pretty good. Mine was clean, just dry. I brushed it on pretty good with one of those black foam triangle painting brushes you get at Home Depot for like 99 cents. Then I wiped off the excess with an old t-shirt.

But yeah, my manual says that your're actually not supposed to use anything that "seals" the wood, like a stain or varnish. The warning it gave was that this doesn't allow the wood the "breathe" and then it can then rot internally. So yeah, you're better with just the teak oil it sounds like, plus it's easier than varnish anyway.

BTW, does anyone know how much weight these platforms can hold? I've so far been trying to make sure no more than two adults are on it at a time. But, I couldn't find a capacity on this anywhere, and there were warnings on everything else (like the rear tow pylon).

no sealer for me..just teak oil...scrub first with some teak cleaner..then apply the oil..