Peter Bennett wrote:

On Sat, 19 Feb 2005 21:15:21 -0500, "Doug Dotson"
dougdotson@NOSPAMcablespeedNOSPAMcom wrote:


I now have vast experience with this. Just finished a complete deck removal.
Which part of the horrible experience would you like to know about. Want to
buy a nice boat with a brand new deck?

Doug
s/v Callista


Just give us the gory details (and what you replaced the teak with).

I'm considering removing the teak deck from my cabintop/flybridge
because I seem to have leaks in the deck, and rainwater drips out of
the windowframes onto the galley counter.

If I do remove the teak, I'd need to replace it with something
waterproof and non-skid.

Weatherproof would be nice too.

Stephen

Subject

About $2K minimum, a lot of dirty work, and at least 90 days for the
typical 40 ft boat.

Have fun.

Lew

So what did you do with the screw holes as you removed the deck? Something
temporary until the area was ready to refinish? I'm going to face this
someday... yeech.

--


Keith
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that's as good as they're going to feel all day."--Dean Martin
"Lew Hodgett" wrote in message
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About $2K minimum, a lot of dirty work, and at least 90 days for the
typical 40 ft boat.

Have fun.

Lew

I remove a small section of wood at a time using the air chisel. Maybe 3' x
4'.
The removed the screws, then scraped any remaining juck using a 4" wall
scraper.
Then injected the holes with WEST system to keep the WX out. WEST turned
out to be a poor choice because it is not compatable with polyester fillers
and
primer. So I have to use an epoxy filler and primer. Much harder to sand but
otherwise work great.

Doug

"Keith" wrote in message
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So what did you do with the screw holes as you removed the deck? Something
temporary until the area was ready to refinish? I'm going to face this
someday... yeech.

--


Keith
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"I feel sorry for people who don't drink. When they wake up in the
morning, that's as good as they're going to feel all day."--Dean Martin
"Lew Hodgett" wrote in message
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About $2K minimum, a lot of dirty work, and at least 90 days for the
typical 40 ft boat.

Have fun.

Lew