[C320-list] Refinishing the cabin sole

[Quentin Murphy]

I removed my sole and hatch boards every fall during the haul-out process.
I store all the sole screws and salon table pedestal screws in one plastic
baggie in the chart table.  I made a single plywood hatch board for the
winter. This way the bilge gets to breathe over winter.  The sole and hatch
boards get stored with cushions, etc., in my dry heated basement. Around now
when there are still nasty snow storms, I go into the basement, give the
sole a light sand, repair any dents and give it a thin coat of Cetol.  The
sole is then re-installed after the bilge is cleaned just before launch in
April looking like new every year.

Quentin

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Sent: March 5, 2008 11:20 AM
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Subject: Re: [C320-list] Refinishing the cabin sole


I wondered if anyone else removed the floor to work on it at home and
not mess up the boat. So much easier on a table than on your hands
and knees. I used a water bases floor finish and brused several coats
then shot the last one for a better finish. I am much better with a
paint gun than brush.

Pat #130

At 09:52 AM 3/5/2008, you wrote:
>Larry,
>
>Your boat probably had Oxford II acrylic water-based varnish (Target
>Coatings) on all the interior wood surfaces, satin finish on the sole. The
>product Catalina is using now is the 7000 series Hybrid varnish, still a
>water-based product. See the Target Coatings website for more details.
>Their woodworking forums make great reading.
>Jeff Weiss, their technical guru, tells me that the Oxford II can easily
>be recoated with the new 7000 series. Clean and sand lightly, remove all
>dust with a water moistened cloth (not a solvent based tack cloth). One
>trick that refinshers use on small dents is to fill with superglue or
>build the dent up with several layers of the finish lacquer.
>Do you intend on removing all the sole pieces and spray applying the
>finish?
>
>Karl Mielenhausen
>
>
>On Tue, 04 Mar 2008 23:31:04 -0500, Larry Frank <WindSwept at stx.rr.com>
>wrote:
>
>>Time to refinish the cabin sole.  WindSwept is a 1995 model and through
>>the
>>years the sole has taken its share of hits from falling tools, has worn
>>spots, and has a minor amount of damage at the edges of the removable
>>sections along the centerline.
>>
>>
>>Having said that it doesn't look really bad and I am not looking for a
>>perfect job either.  I'd like to improve the appearance and delay further
>>deterioration.
>>
>>
>>Through the years I have read others advice on this subject.  I searched
>>the
>>forums on the website this morning but didn't find anything there.
>>
>>
>>If someone has a thread or writeup on this that has already been written
>>could you please resend?
>>
>>
>>Recently I read Catalina uses a different varnish on the salon floor and
>>the
>>other interior teak.  The email identified the varnish for the other
>>surfaces, but not the salon floor.  What is the varnish used on the
>>floor?
>>
>>
>>Regarding the dents, scratches and other damage - I am interested in the
>>"tips of the trade" used by others to fix these areas.  I know that
>>sanding
>>them out is not an option because of the thin laminated teak and holly
>>layer.  I saw a demonstration at the Miami boat show a few years ago
>>where
>>dents were fixed by dripping a small amount of varnish off a brush into
>>the
>>depression.  Just enough to bring it back level with the surrounding
>>surface.  This was done with an oil based high gloss varnish from a
>>specific
>>manufacturer.  I don't remember which one.  Has anyone used a similar
>>technique on their floor?
>>
>>
>>Larry
>>
>>WindSwept C320 #246
>>
>
>
>
>--
>Karl Mielenhausen
>Catalina 320 Hull 690
>New Bern, NC

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