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hollyj posted 11-10-2001 02:25 AM ET (US)
I recently purchasede a mid 80's 13' sport from the original owner. He referred to the wood as teak, I took the original front hatch to a wood shop, they said teak, I purchased teak and recreated the hatch in solid teak. But I only see mahagony referenced for these Whalers. It looks like teak.
bigz posted 11-10-2001 07:04 AM ET (US)
The anchor locker was marine grade plywood with a mahogany veneer face -- though they may have substituted teak ply on some boats --- either way makes little difference your solid teak will last longer than the plywood ---
hollyj posted 11-10-2001 09:30 AM ET (US)
thanks for that info. I should add that the seats, console and side boards are all varnished and all including the old veneer have the same look, which is considerably lighter than the new oiled solid teak.
JFM posted 11-10-2001 09:33 AM ET (US)
Bigz, when did they change from solid mahogany? Both my'69 and '72 13's were solid mahogany. Regards, Jay
bigz posted 11-10-2001 09:38 AM ET (US)
late 70's I think -- even our '78 Outrage was plywood -- our '89 13 is plywood --
JBCornwell posted 11-10-2001 11:21 AM ET (US)
Even varnished, mahogany will bleach even lighter than oiled teak. What a boat has now is little evidence of what it had originally. Many of you have upgraded/changed Classics, so have I. My last 13, a '75, left me with solid mahogany hatch, seats, console and sideboards. I think the original hatch and console were plywood.
My '82 OR18 will soon have a solid teak front hatch cover. Boy, will that cause arguments in 20 years.
Red sky at night. . .
JB :)
Highwater posted 11-10-2001 09:19 PM ET (US)
My 1972 13' has an anchor locker cover made of marine grade plywood with a mahogany veneer face. The seats are solid mahogany.
70_Katama posted 11-10-2001 09:24 PM ET (US)
Is this console Mahagony or teak? From what I read it could go either way?
Thanks
http://continuouswave.com/whaler/cetacea/cetaceaPage36.html
JBCornwell posted 11-10-2001 10:30 PM ET (US)
It is probably Mahogany plywood, Katama, but, depending on who had it before it could be anything.
Red sky at night. . .
JB :)
Angryeel posted 11-11-2001 08:13 PM ET (US)
64 17', origional console was ply with mahog vaneer, some of the other wood was solid mahog. The whole fold foward seat may be solid, not sure of the anchor locker, but console was certainly ply.
Angryeel
lhg posted 11-12-2001 04:00 PM ET (US)
Whaler's conventions on wood are quite simple, and true to Marine standards. If it was varnished, it was philippine mahogany, either solid or marine grade plywood veneer.
(incidentally, the bow locker lid on my 1971 Nauset, which I purchased new, was mahogany plywood) Varnished mahogany was the only wood used on Whalers from 1958-1970.
If it was never varnished frin the factory, it was teak, usually oiled. Many owners, however, do varnish their teak themselves, but it didn't come from the factory this way. Whaler's very first introduction of teak was on the 1971 Outrage.
Then it was introduced on the Montauk in 1974, and the 2nd generation Outrages in 1978. In 1991, the new design team headed by Peter VanLancker under Reebock, determined to get rid of all wood in Whalers, both varnished and oiled, and began the phase out, which was complete by 1994, and continues to this day under Sea Ray. Most new buyers are happy with this solution.

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Author	Topic: teak or mahogany?
hollyj	posted 11-10-2001 02:25 AM ET (US) I recently purchasede a mid 80's 13' sport from the original owner. He referred to the wood as teak, I took the original front hatch to a wood shop, they said teak, I purchased teak and recreated the hatch in solid teak. But I only see mahagony referenced for these Whalers. It looks like teak.
bigz	posted 11-10-2001 07:04 AM ET (US) The anchor locker was marine grade plywood with a mahogany veneer face -- though they may have substituted teak ply on some boats --- either way makes little difference your solid teak will last longer than the plywood ---
hollyj	posted 11-10-2001 09:30 AM ET (US) thanks for that info. I should add that the seats, console and side boards are all varnished and all including the old veneer have the same look, which is considerably lighter than the new oiled solid teak.
JFM	posted 11-10-2001 09:33 AM ET (US) Bigz, when did they change from solid mahogany? Both my'69 and '72 13's were solid mahogany. Regards, Jay
bigz	posted 11-10-2001 09:38 AM ET (US) late 70's I think -- even our '78 Outrage was plywood -- our '89 13 is plywood --
JBCornwell	posted 11-10-2001 11:21 AM ET (US) Even varnished, mahogany will bleach even lighter than oiled teak. What a boat has now is little evidence of what it had originally. Many of you have upgraded/changed Classics, so have I. My last 13, a '75, left me with solid mahogany hatch, seats, console and sideboards. I think the original hatch and console were plywood. My '82 OR18 will soon have a solid teak front hatch cover. Boy, will that cause arguments in 20 years. Red sky at night. . . JB :)
Highwater	posted 11-10-2001 09:19 PM ET (US) My 1972 13' has an anchor locker cover made of marine grade plywood with a mahogany veneer face. The seats are solid mahogany.
70_Katama	posted 11-10-2001 09:24 PM ET (US) Is this console Mahagony or teak? From what I read it could go either way? Thanks http://continuouswave.com/whaler/cetacea/cetaceaPage36.html
JBCornwell	posted 11-10-2001 10:30 PM ET (US) It is probably Mahogany plywood, Katama, but, depending on who had it before it could be anything. Red sky at night. . . JB :)
Angryeel	posted 11-11-2001 08:13 PM ET (US) 64 17', origional console was ply with mahog vaneer, some of the other wood was solid mahog. The whole fold foward seat may be solid, not sure of the anchor locker, but console was certainly ply. Angryeel
lhg	posted 11-12-2001 04:00 PM ET (US) Whaler's conventions on wood are quite simple, and true to Marine standards. If it was varnished, it was philippine mahogany, either solid or marine grade plywood veneer. (incidentally, the bow locker lid on my 1971 Nauset, which I purchased new, was mahogany plywood) Varnished mahogany was the only wood used on Whalers from 1958-1970. If it was never varnished frin the factory, it was teak, usually oiled. Many owners, however, do varnish their teak themselves, but it didn't come from the factory this way. Whaler's very first introduction of teak was on the 1971 Outrage. Then it was introduced on the Montauk in 1974, and the 2nd generation Outrages in 1978. In 1991, the new design team headed by Peter VanLancker under Reebock, determined to get rid of all wood in Whalers, both varnished and oiled, and began the phase out, which was complete by 1994, and continues to this day under Sea Ray. Most new buyers are happy with this solution.