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                        <title>Difference between finishing a wood deck and finishing a boat?</title>
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                        <pubDate>Tue, 09 Apr 2013 17:03:35 +0000</pubDate>
                        <description><![CDATA[I can&#039;t recall how the cruise ship looked, but I can certainly imagine it that way. But there aren&#039;t a lot of discussions on the internet about how to refinish your cruise ship. I was thinki...]]></description>
                        <content:encoded><![CDATA[I can't recall how the cruise ship looked, but I can certainly imagine it that way. But there aren't a lot of discussions on the internet about how to refinish your cruise ship. I was thinking more about small sailboats - 23 foot, etc.'s<br />
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	Here's a Google search for: wood boat deck finish<br />
	>https://www.google.com/search?q=wood+boat+deck+finish<br />
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	I maintain that multi-coat film-forming finishes are the standard for wood decks on recreational boats. Anyway, I accept that the standard practice for house deck finishes is motivated largely by a greater weight given to ease/cost of application and maintenance over longevity, along with certain preconceptions about the desirable appearance (film/no film) in each case.]]></content:encoded>
						                            <category domain="https://forum.deckstainhelp.com/wood-deck-stain-reviews/">Wood Deck Stain Reviews</category>                        <dc:creator>levydav</dc:creator>
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                        <title>Difference between finishing a wood deck and finishing a boat?</title>
                        <link>https://forum.deckstainhelp.com/wood-deck-stain-reviews/difference-between-finishing-a-wood-deck-and-finishing-a-boat/#post-8189</link>
                        <pubDate>Mon, 08 Apr 2013 20:38:15 +0000</pubDate>
                        <description><![CDATA[Have you ever been on a cruise ship? The railings have a marine varnish that is constantly maintained while the flooring is allowed to naturally gray and patina without any coatings at all. ...]]></description>
                        <content:encoded><![CDATA[Have you ever been on a cruise ship? The railings have a marine varnish that is constantly maintained while the flooring is allowed to naturally gray and patina without any coatings at all. I would think it would be extremely slippery and dangerous as well if the flooring had a filming marine finish.]]></content:encoded>
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                        <title>Difference between finishing a wood deck and finishing a boat?</title>
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                        <pubDate>Mon, 08 Apr 2013 15:16:27 +0000</pubDate>
                        <description><![CDATA[I think the latter statement is doubtful. Do a search on Google and every site discussing wood boat decks recommends multi-coat film-forming finishes - irrespective of marine or freshwater....]]></description>
                        <content:encoded><![CDATA[I think the latter statement is doubtful. Do a search on Google and every site discussing wood boat decks recommends multi-coat film-forming finishes - irrespective of marine or freshwater.<br />
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	However your explanation about maintenance is probably correct - as a group, boat owners are probably willing to spend a lot more resources on their boat than on a house deck, and most wooden boat decks are considerably smaller than wood house decks.]]></content:encoded>
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                        <title>Difference between finishing a wood deck and finishing a boat?</title>
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                        <pubDate>Mon, 08 Apr 2013 12:23:16 +0000</pubDate>
                        <description><![CDATA[Water and salt protection and they do not put it typically on walking surfaces. Mostly vertical.]]></description>
                        <content:encoded><![CDATA[Water and salt protection and they do not put it typically on walking surfaces. Mostly vertical.]]></content:encoded>
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                        <title>Difference between finishing a wood deck and finishing a boat?</title>
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                        <pubDate>Mon, 08 Apr 2013 01:00:26 +0000</pubDate>
                        <description><![CDATA[So then boat decks are a maintenance nightmare? Why would boaters use film finishes?]]></description>
                        <content:encoded><![CDATA[So then boat decks are a maintenance nightmare? Why would boaters use film finishes?]]></content:encoded>
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                        <pubDate>Sun, 07 Apr 2013 21:57:27 +0000</pubDate>
                        <description><![CDATA[Because they will peel heavily and become a maintenance nightmare. You do not want a filming type varnish on a horizontal wood deck.]]></description>
                        <content:encoded><![CDATA[Because they will peel heavily and become a maintenance nightmare. You do not want a filming type varnish on a horizontal wood deck.]]></content:encoded>
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                        <pubDate>Sun, 07 Apr 2013 13:36:09 +0000</pubDate>
                        <description><![CDATA[Why don&#039;t wood deck (home) finishers use multi-coat, film-forming finishes like boat deck finishers do? Does one last longer than the other?]]></description>
                        <content:encoded><![CDATA[Why don't wood deck (home) finishers use multi-coat, film-forming finishes like boat deck finishers do? Does one last longer than the other?<br />]]></content:encoded>
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