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General Activities => Main Message Board => Topic started by: Mike and Joanne Stimmler on December 04, 2008, 06:41:13 AM

Title: Interior Wood
Post by: Mike and Joanne Stimmler on December 04, 2008, 06:41:13 AM
I have noticed that the interior wood color on the newer Catalina's are much lighter than my "89. Is this simply because mine has darkened from age or are they just using lighter wood?

Mike
Title: Re: Interior Wood
Post by: Steve Sayian on December 04, 2008, 06:57:45 AM
Mike,

I have a MK II and have a friend with an '86.  The wood used in the pre-MK II boats is darker.  The stain they also use on the MK II is lighter too.
I had an '83 Catalina 30 and it also had the darker wood.

Steve
Title: Re: Interior Wood
Post by: Michael Shaner on December 04, 2008, 07:18:09 AM
I'm curious...does anyone know the specie of the MK II wood?
Title: Re: Interior Wood
Post by: Michael Shaner on December 04, 2008, 09:58:44 AM
ok...disregard previous post...I see it is teak and ash...
Title: Re: Interior Wood
Post by: Stu Jackson on December 04, 2008, 11:30:52 AM
Michael, you got it.

FYI, as a registered "member" of this Message Board, you can go back and modify or delete your own posts as you see fit.
Title: Re: Interior Wood
Post by: Ron Hill on December 04, 2008, 06:13:59 PM
Mike : You can't do anything to change the teak paneling, but you can lighten up the salon as I did.  I used contact cement and glued ash batton wood (like on the hull sides) to cover the dark sliding side doors.  It really lightens up the down below!! 
Look in the Mainsheet Tech notes and it's all there for the reading. 
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