[C320-list] Refinishing the cabin sole

[Larry Frank]

I am definitely considering taking it out and doing the work in my garage.

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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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