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

[Kris Coward via Public-List]

Absolutely; though I had to use ordinary steel nails, as I couldn't find
stainless finishing nails quite short enough not to go all the way
through the battens, the plywood, and the glass underneath.

-K

On Wed, Feb 01, 2017 at 06:28:43PM -0500, Gordon Laco wrote:
> 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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