Ahoy fellow mariners,
This is my first post,
new member. Recently, I
purchase an old 1977
Marine Trading International, aka
Marine Trader. It's a big
boat, 43'6"
LOA, 14'4" beam with twin Ford
Lehman engines in very good condition. The
fuel tanks were replace by the previous owner d the window, port holes have all been rebidded, sealed but she still has the leaky, teaky decks. The problem is I like those decks. I have search the
internet and discover guys ripping off
teak sealing the screw holes and
deck with
epoxy but I noticed on what few available photos I can find that the
fiberglass under the
teak, embedded in some kind of mastic showed no signs of
delamination. So before I rip off my beautiful decks, why not remove the plugs, screws,
epoxy the holes, replace the teak plugs and see what happens. Any comments, concerns or suggestions would be appreciated.
Ok, one more question, please, I want to remodel the
cabin, does anyone have plans or pictures they can share in the construction of a real
bed in the Master statement, and has anyone ever removed the old v-berths and replace them with a full size
bed? The
boat has 14' 4" beam I don't think its impossible to retrofit her with comfortable beds. What say ye Skippers?