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   SteveSchoene | Aug 05, 2008 04:31am | #1

   I'd use a good varnish.  Two choices that particularly come to mind would be Behlen Rockhard or Waterlox Gloss (or Satin).  (I am assuming that this table is for the salon (or is it saloon), so that it does not need the UV protection of a marine spar varnish.  The spar varnish isn't a good choice because it is relatively soft, due to the needed flexibility.  These varnishes would also be a bit more water resistant than the spar varnish. 

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   Don01 | Aug 05, 2008 11:38pm | #2

   I have just finished a set of companionway boards for a friend's sailboat. I now have to make a new table for her.
   I did some research last year and came up with a primer sealer adhesive ehancer called Flash Bond 300.
   Made by XIM Products, Inc.
   1169 Bassett Road
   Westlake, OH 44145
   PH: 440.871.4737 | FX: 440.871.3027

   That will be followed by Sikkens Cetol Marine finish.

   Won't know if it help to add the primer until the items have seen a full years service.

   Don

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   jquinn | Aug 10, 2008 06:11am | #3

   maybe overkill for your application, but I used epifanes "PP Varnish" for a teak bathroom/shower frame and window frame (holds a stained glass window).  I makes a very hard and durable finish on the teak, and appears to be clear, maybe a little amber colored.   I think it gave nice results, and the formulation is made for oily woods like teak and in a wet environment.

   Its a two part mix, and needs some thinning.  I bought it from Jamestown Distributors.