[Alberg30] Fixing bad decks

[SandersM at aol.com]

In a message dated 8/6/01 1:15:15 PM, SwiftLaw at aol.com writes:

>Any suggestions for me. I want to replace my deck with teak. Should I strip
>it all down and start fresh?

See a therapist?

Seriously, putting on a teak deck will be extremely expensive, add lots of 
weight above the waterline, create endless possibilities for leaks, and 
vastly increase the odds of developing delamination in the deck lay-up.  I am 
also on a listserve for old Chris Crafts and, simultaneously with your post, 
they are having a spirited discussion about ways to fix boats with problem 
teak decks (a redundant and repetitive phrase).  You don't need to buy 
yourself that headache.

If you must have the look and feel of teak, you might consider laying down 
glued cork strips.  I saw an article in a recent boating magazine that 
described it -- the color can be matched to teak, and you use the same black 
compound between the strips, and it gets glued down so you don't have the 
same portential for leaks and delamination, and the cork stripping is lighter 
and about 1/3 the price of teak.  If it's done well, it is 
near-indistinguishable from teak.

Just my $0.02.

Sanders McNew,
Member Emeritus.
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