[C320-list] Refinishing companionway steps

[Rod Boer]

Odyssey is year 2000 C320. I refinished the floor and steps in the salon quite a few years ago using Target WB2025 Interior Matte Waterborne Urethane Wood Finish.  I sanded prior finishing with some really fine sand paper and used a wide but very thin brush which at the time was around $40. The results were better than when the boat was new.  The finish was what was recommended at the time.

Rod Boer  

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From: C320-list [mailto:c320-list-bounces at lists.catalina320.com] On Behalf Of Scott Thompson
Sent: Sunday, February 26, 2017 2:46 PM
To: C320-List at Catalina320.com
Subject: [C320-list] Refinishing companionway steps

I'm resurrecting a topic that has been covered more than once to see what current opinions are, since some initial opinions may have changed over time. Searching my personal email archives as well as those on the website came up with the following options. Looking for more info on these and/or others. And I'm specifically interested in recommendations for a 1999 boat since finishes varied over time.

1. A 2006 discussion included several recommendations for "Ultimate Sole." However the website causes my virus software to warn about dangerous content on the website, and a search indicates that perhaps they are not in business any more.

2. 2006 Jeff Church said he had used Minwax Satin Polyurethane with good results.

3. 2009 Karl M. said he had stripped to bare teak and is using teak oil. 
Has a photo on the website.

4. 2013 Warren Updike recommending Waterlox. Says its the original product used on his older boat.

5. 2015 Detailed email from Bev Wright about using Epifanes High Gloss Finish.

6. 2015 email from Graeme Clark says that water based varnish on teak will produce a lighter color than solvent based varnishes.

BTW, I can't find any mention specifically of finishes for the steps on the Catalina Direct website.  Personally, I've been happy with the original finish, but I don't know what it is. Catalina Direct seems to suggest that everything in the cabin on a 1999 boat used one of two finishes that they sell -- either satin or gloss.

Also, as an aside, I'm finding the search function on the new website is kind of funky at times, so I may have missed some of the past discussions. For example, the number of results seems to vary whether I sort by date or sort by relevance. And searches conducted seconds apart sometimes turn up radically different number of results. Also, I was sometimes in a situation where the search engine told me I was looking at message 19 of 32, but the arrow to view the next result was greyed out.

Scott Thompson
Surprise, #653 (1999)