[Public-List] Teak inlay in cockpit seats and hatch cover

[Gordon Laco via Public-List]

Finishing nails!?

On 2017-02-01, at 6:27 PM, Kris Coward via Public-List <public-list at lists.alberg30.org> wrote:

> 
> I had a yard do this back in '08, but the work was mediocre, and after
> some exposure to the elements (about a year's worth), the battens
> started to peel away, and pull up the finishing nails (making them into
> little pant-tearing weapons that I had to duct tape over).
> 
> As a result, I redid the inlays the winter before last ('14-15) and my
> work seems to be holding up. I think that the biggest difference between
> the yard's work and my own is that as the battens came up on the yard's
> job, it looks like they tried to use sealant instead of glue to attach
> the battens to the ply underneath.
> 
> It was a pretty straightforward job, and the only vaguely tricky bit
> about it was that I grabbed some tile spacers to keep the teak battens
> nicely lined up when I glued them and nailed them down. That and be
> careful about putting the nails too close to the corners of the battens,
> where they're liable to split them. I didn't have anything split right
> off, but I did make generous use of the putty/repair stick that I had
> for the nail holes in a couple of places.
> 
> On second thought, I vaguely recall having had to make a bit of an
> improvised sled for the table saw to get the right angle on the
> outermost battens, and the cut planning on that requiring a minute or
> two of thought (so I could make sure that the nail holes from fastening
> the batten to the improvised sled would be face-down when the battens
> got installed).
> 
> I used a Sikkaflex sealant, and it seems to be doing its job, so the
> fact that the (outdoor-rated) glue isn't all magical and marine-taxed is
> a non-issue thus far.
> 
> Hope this helps,
> Kris
> 
> On Wed, Feb 01, 2017 at 02:00:19PM -0800, Stephen Gwyn via Public-List wrote:
>> 
>> Hi,
>> 
>> My boat (Hull #495) has teak plywood inset into fibreglass for both
>> the cockpit seats / locker lids and the sliding hatch. After only 45 years,
>> the teak is starting to rot. The depression in the cockpit seats
>> is 3/4" deep. The depression on the sliding hatch cover is 3/8" deep.
>> This piece of teak has fore-and-aft cuts on the bottom side so
>> the plywood can bend to meet the curve.
>> 
>> I'd like to switch to teak battens, with black sealant in between.
>> 
>> Has anybody done this?
>> 
>> SG
>> 
>> 
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