Teak Deck Replacement

[Lanevdl]

Hi Everyone,
Can anyone recommend a reputable yard in South East Asia to replace our teak deck on a 45ft yacht.
We are in the South Pacific with the intention of sailing over the next couple of years to Asia.
I'm thinking, mainly because of labour costs and that's where teak grows that somewhere in Asia would be better to have the teak replaced as opposed to in New Zealand where the workmanship would be top notch along with the price.
I don't want cheap and nasty, I want cheap and great.
Cheers,
Lane

[HappyMdRSailor]

Welcome to CF Lane!

Friend of mine had his done in Phuket at Yacht Haven.... Could not be more pleased with the job...

https://yachtpipistrelle.wordpress.c...huket-phase-2/

[Silver_Surfer]

Do you know what they charged for the removal and install of the teak deck? Looks like a great job from the pictures
Thx John


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[Muckle Flugga]

Originally Posted by Lanevdl

Hi Everyone,
Can anyone recommend a reputable yard in South East Asia to replace our teak deck on a 45ft yacht.
We are in the South Pacific with the intention of sailing over the next couple of years to Asia.
I'm thinking, mainly because of labour costs and that's where teak grows that somewhere in Asia would be better to have the teak replaced as opposed to in New Zealand where the workmanship would be top notch along with the price.
I don't want cheap and nasty, I want cheap and great.
Cheers,
Lane

Lane,

I have direct personal experience of this. I have known many boats go through this process, and a good number of them have done it in South East Asia. There is, in my honest and knowledgeable (in this case) opinion one outstanding absolute winner. If you are lucky enough to get her time and team, you NEED to get to Phuket Boat Lagoon and engage the absolutely incomparable services of Nai, aka Chamrat Chooprasert, and her husband "Toe", at Phuket Inter Woodwork co.

You will not be disappointed.

There are others, such as Precision in the same boatyard. Precision is run by an Aussie, Scott, and is also excellent, but is hard to get time booked in and by and large much more expensive. It is in no way better, and honestly, I reckon Nai is in many ways the best in the world. She has the best attitude you will find anywhere, in any boatyard on earth. Last year a friend of mine and now retired commercial seaman on large ships turned large shipbuilder with his own major project management company operating in Korea, Japan, and China, after having his own 53 foot sloop redecked and in many areas rebuilt by Nai, told me that in his opinion she was the best shipbuilding project manager on earth that he has ever met. I cannot disagree. Anything you ask her, pretty much, there is no tooth sucking, just a serene smile on her face, followed by a brief nod, and the word "Can…" . And you can expect whatever she agrees to to be done, within time and within the quote, often with extra work thrown in for little or nothing. Her prices are superb by comparison to any first world nation and most second, but the quality of the work is something to behold!

Others have gone for perhaps cheaper options in the same boatyard, or in others dotted around SE Asia, such as others in Phuket, or Penang or others. Many have been disappointed. Many frustrated. Some ripped off.

Go see Nai.

[Dhillen]

Originally Posted by Muckle Flugga

Lane,

I have direct personal experience of this. I have known many boats go through this process, and a good number of them have done it in South East Asia. There is, in my honest and knowledgeable (in this case) opinion one outstanding absolute winner. If you are lucky enough to get her time and team, you NEED to get to Phuket Boat Lagoon and engage the absolutely incomparable services of Nai, aka Chamrat Chooprasert, and her husband "Toe", at Phuket Inter Woodwork co.

You will not be disappointed.

There are others, such as Precision in the same boatyard. Precision is run by an Aussie, Scott, and is also excellent, but is hard to get time booked in and by and large much more expensive. It is in no way better, and honestly, I reckon Nai is in many ways the best in the world. She has the best attitude you will find anywhere, in any boatyard on earth. Last year a friend of mine and now retired commercial seaman on large ships turned large shipbuilder with his own major project management company operating in Korea, Japan, and China, told me that in his opinion she was the best shipbuilding project manager on earth that he has ever met. I cannot disagree. Anything you ask her, pretty much, there is no tooth sucking, just a serene smile on her face, followed by a brief nod, and the word "Can…" . And you can expect whatever she agrees to to be done, within time and within the quote, often with extra work thrown in for little or nothing. Her prices are superb by comparison to any first world nation and most second, but the quality of the work is something to behold!

Others have gone for perhaps cheaper options in the same boatyard, or in others dotted around SE Asia, such as others in Phuket, or Penang or others. Many have been disappointed. Many frustrated. Some ripped off.

Go see Nai.

Glad to hear Nai and Toe are still in business. We had them remove existing teak decks and put new ones on our last boat, a Tayana 52, "Tehani-li." They did an outstanding job and this was back in 2002.

Highly recommended and really nice people too.

Cheers.

Dhillen

[Muckle Flugga]

Originally Posted by Dhillen

Glad to hear Nai and Toe are still in business. We had them remove existing teak decks and put new ones on our last boat, a Tayana 52, "Tehani-li." They did an outstanding job and this was back in 2002.

Highly recommended and really nice people too.

Cheers.

Dhillen

Yes they are. And just wonderful. I love working with her. And Toe of course, though he just silently gets whatever she suggests to him done, and done to perfection. An absolute joy and I have yet to meet anyone who disagrees, with many acquaintances and friends having used her services. If only all marine service providers were half as good.