On Jan 5, 5:41*pm, "Island Teak" wrote:
I provide teak decking for the DIY folks and have received several inquiries
regarding laying thin (1/4") teak strips over an existing failed teak deck..
Traditionally laid teak decks primarily fail because caulking separates or
the bungs loosen and water corrodes the fasteners that then enters the
subdeck. In theory.... securing all loose decking, filling voids and then
rough sanding the existing teak deck should provide a sound subdeck to
adhere the new 1/4" decking to.

Does anyone in this forum have experience regarding adhering new teak over
an existing teak deck ? * Especially interested if someone has done this 10
years ago.

* * * * * * * * .......Ken

I have a 1949 Chris Craft 33foot DeLuxe Enclosed Cruiser.
I hate carpet on boats if it isn't snap-in. I only like snap-in cause
it can be removed and cleaned off the boat, dried in the
sun, coated with scotchguard and put back in the boat, also it can be
removed for winter storage.
Also, after working for Olympic Boat Center and going on the tours of
Bayliner factories, I found that any carpeting from the factory is
the cheapest, most worthless carpet on the planet. But the carpet they
give you makes really good patterns to make your own.
And altogether, your looking at, what, 4-6 yards of really nice stuff,
to make your feet really happy?
And it isn't very technical either.
But I took all the carpet out of the saloon and put in 5/8 quartersawn
tongue in groove, white oak.
A bigger job than I thought.
But boy, do the lookylou's like it!!