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21-06-2020, 09:56
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Join Date: Sep 2013
Location: Alert Bay, Vancouver Island
Boat: 35ft classic ketch/yawl.
Posts: 1,980
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Re: Aluminium hull teak deck
Replacing the teak is going to be a major job and what would you replace it with? metal decks are a nightmare anywhere hot an teak Washed with seawater has a wonderful cooling effect, almost like A/C without power as the evaporation from wet wood sucks heat out of the cabin. The deck does not look that badly warn, just a tatty finish so if it is restorable keep it, if you dont like the boat find another one rather than change this one.
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21-06-2020, 10:04
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Join Date: Aug 2005
Location: Carlsbad, CA
Boat: 1976 Sabre 28-2
Posts: 7,505
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Re: Aluminium hull teak deck
What about filling the fastener pukas with aircraft flush rivets?? Caulk the rivets before inserting and you have a one step water tight fix that you could paint over with nonskid.
In any case it's a big job that would turn me away from this boat. Don't understand northern Europeans love of teak decks. Why build in an eventual major nightmare as teak decks leak if screwed and eventually need replacing at great expense.
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21-06-2020, 10:46
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Registered User
Join Date: Jul 2015
Boat: Bruce Bingham Christina 49
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Re: Aluminium hull teak deck
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Originally Posted by roverhi
What about filling the fastener pukas with aircraft flush rivets?? Caulk the rivets before inserting and you have a one step water tight fix that you could paint over with nonskid.
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Now there's a good idea. I like it, simple and fast!
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21-06-2020, 16:40
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Join Date: Sep 2011
Location: Careel Bay Pittwater
Boat: Custome Open BOC 50' cutter rig
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Re: Aluminium hull teak deck
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Originally Posted by Dphibbs
Its not my boat (yet) im trying to determine how much work it would be to remove and if there is thousands of holes in the deck. Because its aluminium and not fiberglass i wouldn't know where to start.
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If you remove the teak, you will mostly find corrosion underneath. I just redid my deck, it was not Teak as it adds too much weight. However, I did resurface the deck removed most of the old failed paint, repainted it as recommended for aluminium boat (8 coats in all) and stuck down a synthetic non-slip matting. I had some hole I just covered with these material, as it comes with a 3M glue sticky back which seals a few men made holes in my deck, I did not want to weld them up. See photos the finish is wonderful. And far cheaper, less weight and nice to walk on. If you want to do a good job you need to make templates from Mylar clear film when cut out and stick down the non-slip matting, for a good finish it is imperative to draw out the lines on the deck draw out & make a template ovelay, then cut out and stick down it is a two-person job.
Whatever you do if you buy the boat, it is a very big job!
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21-06-2020, 20:39
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#20
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Join Date: Mar 2012
Location: Australia
Boat: 50' aluminium power cat
Posts: 295
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Re: Aluminium hull teak deck
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Originally Posted by Cheechako
I removed the teak decks from my HC38. I had it painted and put Treadmaster down. It came out very nice, but really? I should have just resurfaced, recaulked them. It was a bear to do.
I think in the back of my mind I just always wanted to do it really, so I did it on one boat!
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How is the Treadmaster? We're thinking of doing the same and wondering if it is nice underfoot, easy to install, lasts well and stays nice, easy to clean, etc. etc.
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24-06-2020, 09:12
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Join Date: Feb 2016
Location: forest city
Boat: no boat any more
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Re: Aluminium hull teak deck
...had plenty of corrosion under the treadmaster too. If there is still a choice: run!
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24-06-2020, 19:38
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Join Date: Mar 2012
Location: Australia
Boat: 50' aluminium power cat
Posts: 295
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Re: Aluminium hull teak deck
Really? damn. kiwigrip isn't nearly as nice to walk on
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24-06-2020, 23:27
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Join Date: Jan 2015
Location: Gympie
Boat: Volkscruiser
Posts: 2,652
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Re: Aluminium hull teak deck
Could you just weld aluminium chequer plate over the whole deck? It would look pretty different.
Cheers
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25-06-2020, 00:58
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#24
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Registered User
Join Date: Feb 2016
Location: forest city
Boat: no boat any more
Posts: 2,510
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Re: Aluminium hull teak deck
& btw: consider the not unconsiderable (sic!) likelyhood of your keel corroding (eventually through) from the inside out.
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25-06-2020, 04:53
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Registered User
Join Date: Jul 2015
Boat: Bruce Bingham Christina 49
Posts: 3,328
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Re: Aluminium hull teak deck
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Originally Posted by mcarthur
Really? kiwigrip isn't nearly as nice to walk on
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True. Depending on how you lay it down, the Kiwigrip does grip extremely well when its wet (when it counts). Other "nonskids" are great when the dry, but not that good/slippery when wet.
Our Kiwigrip isn't so bad on the feet, but on your hands/knees it will toughen up your knees quickly.
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