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I recently purchased a 1989 Boston Whaler - Montauk 17 that sat in someone's back yard for over 10 years. I have cleaned it up and boy is she pretty. Not a bad deal for $5K! The VRO (90 hp Johnson) was messed up so I stripped it all out and put a standard straight line fuel pump on it and mix the oil into the tank and now it runs perfect.
How do I get all of the teak work and trim to have the deep rich color and get it to remain so for a year or two. Teak oil just doesn't seem to get the job done and fades in the sun. I'm scared to use varnish.
Teak will always fade over time. Reducing its exposure to sunlight will help a great deal.
On my Montauks and Outrage I used Daly's SeaFin Teak oil and I would get three or four years of use before feeing the need to sand it down to fresh wood and reapply oil. Of course, I kept my boat covered when not in use.
There is nothing, I mean NOTHING, that will cut down on the amount of your time and money spent maintaining a boat like than a good cover. Without a boat cover there is NOTHING that will prevent teak from quickly fading out.
You might also take a look in the Project Photo Gallery on this site. I posted some photos on how I refinished many teak items.
Here is one of the RPS teak seat back: http://www.whalercentral.com/photogal...p?album=63
