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

[Lawrence Morris via Public-List]

Do have done this.  It is simple and straight forward 


Route the old plywood out of the cavities. Cut teak planks. I used 1.5" width with 1/8"-3/16" seams.  Thickness will be determined by the cavity depth.  I made mine 1/4" higher than the fiberglass.

Bed them in thickened epoxy with graphite to color it black.

I masked the cavity edge with duct tape.  Set the planks in with the epoxy positioned the planks and weighted down to keep them from moving.  Don't use so much weight that you squeeze all the epoxy from the bottom of the plank.  Let set overnight. 

Remove the weights and finish the tops of the planks with a belt sander.  I would leave the planks at least 1/8" above the fiberglass to prevent water from pooling and allow for future refinishing.

Razor blade the excess around the cavity edges and remove the duct tape.

I left mine unfinished and I periodically clean and oil the gray wood.  Ten years and counting with virtually no maintenance.



Larry Solstice.  

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> On Feb 1, 2017, at 9:21 PM, Michael Grosh via Public-List <public-list at lists.alberg30.org> wrote:
> 
> I have a preliner boat so the hatch lids are much different than yours.
> They have been a continous problem, but I replaced them with ply with teak
> strips fastened on top, black sealant for the seams.
> I think it was sika flex (black) that I used. Best I can tell, the oil in
> the teak has some kind of reaction with the caulking, that prevents it from
> setting up-it stayed sticky and gooey for,well, years.
> I am tolerating (barely) the current unseaworthy state because of a lack of
> any better idea. I'm thinking along the lines of mocking up molds and
> replacing the mess with 'glass.
> I found the black goopy mess to be a cure worse than the disease. It did
> look pretty, though. Something else to address on my bucket list.
> 
> Michael Grosh
> #220
> 
> On Feb 1, 2017 5:02 PM, "Stephen Gwyn via Public-List" <
> public-list at lists.alberg30.org> 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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