A25 woodwork stain color

[kerrye]

Cancelled my order. After I sanded and stained the old ones, they didn't look too bad. Something to be said for sticking with the original.

[DesertAlbin736]

Teak dowels plus the complete cleats are available from Plastimo. They are listed as "teak and chrome plated bollards".

http://www.plastimo.com/en/deck-equipme ... -9704.html

[kerrye]

I couldn't find the dowels only on that site.

[OldDemps]

I got a reply from the company in the link above and it looks like I will be getting dowel from them.

Did you get the teak dowel that fits stock Albin 25 cleats?
Or find source in USA?
I need to redo all 5 of my wood deck cleats and don’t want to have to order from Sweden (shipping $ and time) at $15 each from this company.
https://www.vegamarin.se/en/deck-produc ... stock.html

[dkirsop]

If it is only the dowels you want why not drop by your local hardwood dealer and pick up some 2" thick shorts, either Ipe or teak, and have a local wood worker with a lathe turn some?

[ppaalo]

I'm about finished "polishing" the old cleats, some inspirational pictures:

Before:

cleats_before.png

After some sanding + teak oil + I think maybe 2 layers of varnish (don't seem to have a picture after the final 6 or 7 layers):

cleats_after.png

[WillieC]

Currently, my grab rails are bare. Strongly considering painting them with leftover barrier coat two-part epoxy finished with gray bilgecoat. My mast looked every bit as nice as those cleats sitting in the shop. Then I installed it on the boat. The cleats when we purchased the boat were some kind of plexiglass rods and heavily UV damaged. Fortunately one of them broke under non-critical conditions. I fashioned replacements out of 3/4" pvc pipe and endcaps with 1/2" stainless rod inside. All leftover scrap, except for having to purchase new endcaps. Not particularly pleasing to look at, but also not going anywhere.

Here is a shot showing the bare grabrails and the plywood supports for the dinghy painted as described above.

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