Capt John wrote:
Roger Mcmillan wrote:
I want to fit teak decks to my 37ft aluminum sailboat. Does anyone
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I wouldn't drill holes in your deck. I would glue marine grade ply
wood to the deck and then screw the teak deck to the ply wood. This
is the method used on large yachts.

Which is asking for trouble- sooner or later water will get in there,
between the teak/ply or the ply/ aluminum, forget the teak decks- Pleeeease!
Agreed they look great- but more trouble than they are worth.

Bob Larder

Hello Roger,

Treat your aluminum decks with an aluminum etching product and then adhere
your teak decking down with either a SikaFlex or 3m marine adhesive. No need
to drill through water tight decks. Sprung decks call for a more creative
approach, either use clamps and weight or adhere
the sprung deck onto plywood and then adhere to the aluminum.

...Ken

"Roger Mcmillan" wrote in message
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I want to fit teak decks to my 37ft aluminum sailboat. Does anyone know
whether I can fasten from below, to save all that tedious plug cutting,
fitting and sanding?

I thought that with aluminum it would be quite strong if I drilled from
underneath - the fasteners should really only be required until the
bedding
compound sets.

Any thoughts? Thanks

Rogermac