[C320-list] PS letter from Warren Updike--

[David Nolte]

Larry,

I heartily recommend the Target Coatings 7000 Series product. I  
applied as Karl describes and am very pleased with the result. I have  
not seen a cabin sole on a Catalina that looked as bad as mine before  
I started. Now I love it. I did it just before the Regatta last  
Summer (peer pressure drove me to it), so having crewed on my boat  
you had a chance to see it, perhaps you remember the "new" flooring  
on an old boat.

I, too, found Jeff Weiss to be responsive and informative.

Good Luck!

David Nolte
Beach House #4


On Jan 9, 2009, at 7:37 AM, Jon Vez wrote:

> Larry,
>
> The following is an excerpt of a post provided by Karl Mielenhausen
> regarding the proper Target product. Their Website and technical  
> people are
> excellent. I used the hybrid varnish to refinish the wood around  
> the galley,
> the interior handholds at the companionway and the galley drawer  
> trim last
> spring with great results.
>
> Here is Karl's post:
>
> 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.
>
> Regards,
>
> Jon Vez
> Solstice #582
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: c320-list-bounces at lists.catalina320.com
> [mailto:c320-list-bounces at lists.catalina320.com] On Behalf Of Larry  
> Frank
> Sent: Friday, January 09, 2009 1:13 AM
> To: C320-List at Catalina320.com
> Subject: Re: [C320-list] PS letter from Warren Updike--
>
> Jon,
>
> Which Target Coatings Varnish is used on the sole?
>
> I have to do this too.
>
> Larry
> WindSwept
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: c320-list-bounces at lists.catalina320.com
> [mailto:c320-list-bounces at lists.catalina320.com] On Behalf Of Jon Vez
> Sent: Thursday, January 08, 2009 8:09 AM
> To: C320-List at Catalina320.com
> Subject: [C320-list] PS letter from Warren Updike--
>
> Hi Warren,
>
>
>
> I saw your letter to PS regarding your experience with the 'Waterlox'
> product for finishing your cabin sole.this is one of my early spring
> projects and I was wondering if you could provide any additional  
> information
> about this. I was planning to use the Target Coatings product that  
> Catalina
> uses and many on this list have used, but after seeing the glowing
> recommendations of 'Ultimate Sole' and your letter, I think I'll  
> research
> this a bit more.Thanks in advance.
>
>
>
> Regards,
>
>
>
> Jon Vez
>
> Solstice #582
>
> Boston, MA
>
>
>

David Nolte
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