Rich Hampel wrote:
Give me a teak deck anytime. So what if it makes the boat a bit more
top heavy, **nothing** is this world has the non-dkid ability of bare
teak.


I've heard a lot of people say this, but it's not true in my
observations. This is probably heresy, but to me it has always seemed
like a teak deck is among the worst surfaces. I don't expect anybody
else to agree, but I am telling only what I have seen to be true.

I've heard "A teak deck is best when barefoot" when it has been proven
to me by painful experience that a teak deck will get blistering hot in
the southern sun. I've heard "A teak deck is incredible non-skid" said
by a crew who had just returned from the foredeck on their hands & knees.

In short, I own a boat with a teak deck... they're beautiful but they
are not practical in any way... the maintenance is awful, the surface is
unreliable, and if it's screwed down over cored fiberglass it's a
lurking rot instigator. Our teak deck is coming off in the near future,
to be replaced by either plain fiberglass with painted non-skid, or
perhaps those industrial textured non-skid materials.


wrote:
The opposing view, and no doubt a boat I would love to visit because
it looks so nice. This gentleman knows the problems with teak, knows
how to deal with them, knows the best case scenario, and considers the
net benefit worth it.

I do not, although I've seen nice teak over metal decks that would put
me off less than teak over cored decks.

To each sailor his or her own. The less wood on the outside, the
happier I am, but that's me and is totally from the upkeep point of
view.

A little wood here & there is nice, but whole layer of it over the deck
is a bit much. Might as well build the whole boat out of the stuff

Fresh Breezes- Doug King

"DSK" wrote in message
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In short, I own a boat with a teak deck... they're beautiful
but they
are not practical in any way... the maintenance is awful, the
surface is
unreliable, and if it's screwed down over cored fiberglass it's
a
lurking rot instigator. Our teak deck is coming off in the near
future,
to be replaced by either plain fiberglass with painted
non-skid, or
perhaps those industrial textured non-skid materials.

A friend of mine has a Choy Lee that had the deck problem and
he removed the teak and replaced it with Treadmaster. I have it
on
my boat, which I love, but it is awful on bare feet.

Leanne
s/v Fundy

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"Leanne" wrote:


"DSK" wrote in message
. ..

In short, I own a boat with a teak deck... they're beautiful
but they
are not practical in any way... the maintenance is awful, the
surface is
unreliable, and if it's screwed down over cored fiberglass it's
a
lurking rot instigator. Our teak deck is coming off in the near
future,
to be replaced by either plain fiberglass with painted
non-skid, or
perhaps those industrial textured non-skid materials.

A friend of mine has a Choy Lee that had the deck problem and
he removed the teak and replaced it with Treadmaster. I have it
on
my boat, which I love, but it is awful on bare feet.

I love to go barefoot, and I do not find that Treadmaster is terrible
on bare feet. Just very non-slippery. But of course I can walk on
gravel barefoot (although I have to be cautious), and I've learned how
to walk across a parking lot on a hot day by staying on the white
paint lines that mark out the parking spaces. I do draw the line at
things like glass, rose bush cuttings and American Chestnut hulls
(which have tiny spines)

OTOH, my husband doesn't go barefoot at all and has very tender feet.
He's pretty AR about not letting anyone on deck with bare feet when
underway. And I have proved to myself that the non-Treadmaster parts
of the deck are slipperier with bare feet than with shoes.


grandma Rosalie

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"Leanne" wrote:


"DSK" wrote in message
. ..

In short, I own a boat with a teak deck... they're beautiful
but they
are not practical in any way... the maintenance is awful, the
surface is
unreliable, and if it's screwed down over cored fiberglass it's
a
lurking rot instigator. Our teak deck is coming off in the near
future,
to be replaced by either plain fiberglass with painted
non-skid, or
perhaps those industrial textured non-skid materials.

A friend of mine has a Choy Lee that had the deck problem and
he removed the teak and replaced it with Treadmaster. I have it
on
my boat, which I love, but it is awful on bare feet.

I love to go barefoot, and I do not find that Treadmaster is terrible
on bare feet. Just very non-slippery. But of course I can walk on
gravel barefoot (although I have to be cautious), and I've learned how
to walk across a parking lot on a hot day by staying on the white
paint lines that mark out the parking spaces. I do draw the line at
things like glass, rose bush cuttings and American Chestnut hulls
(which have tiny spines)

OTOH, my husband doesn't go barefoot at all and has very tender feet.
He's pretty AR about not letting anyone on deck with bare feet when
underway. And I have proved to myself that the non-Treadmaster parts
of the deck are slipperier with bare feet than with shoes.


grandma Rosalie

"Leanne" wrote in message ...
"DSK" wrote in message
.. .

In short, I own a boat with a teak deck... they're beautiful
but they
are not practical in any way... the maintenance is awful, the
surface is
unreliable, and if it's screwed down over cored fiberglass it's
a
lurking rot instigator. Our teak deck is coming off in the near
future,
to be replaced by either plain fiberglass with painted
non-skid, or
perhaps those industrial textured non-skid materials.

A friend of mine has a Choy Lee that had the deck problem and
he removed the teak and replaced it with Treadmaster. I have it
on
my boat, which I love, but it is awful on bare feet.

Leanne
s/v Fundy

I happen to think their is nothing better than a teak deck. You get
better traction and their easier on your feet because they have more
"give" than a fiberglass deck (we're talking about a "proper"
installation here, no fiberglass deck underneath). But the best part
about them is the cockpit is much cooler than fiberglass, which is
very reflective. Just wet the teak down and it doesn't reflect the
sunlight like fiberglass, and the water evaporating from the teak
helps keep it cool as well. Also, they don't damage like a fiberglass
deck when you drop something heavy on it (put a wet rag over the
dented teak and a hot clothes iron on top of the rag, keep wetting the
rag, you will be surprised how many dents you can get to come out like
this). I admitt it takes a lot of work to keep it looking good, but do
a side by side comparison, the teak just looks so much better.

As far as having a teak deck over a cored deck, who ever did the job
should be hung by his thumbs. That's just a serious problem waiting to
happen.

"Leanne" wrote in message ...
"DSK" wrote in message
.. .

In short, I own a boat with a teak deck... they're beautiful
but they
are not practical in any way... the maintenance is awful, the
surface is
unreliable, and if it's screwed down over cored fiberglass it's
a
lurking rot instigator. Our teak deck is coming off in the near
future,
to be replaced by either plain fiberglass with painted
non-skid, or
perhaps those industrial textured non-skid materials.

A friend of mine has a Choy Lee that had the deck problem and
he removed the teak and replaced it with Treadmaster. I have it
on
my boat, which I love, but it is awful on bare feet.

Leanne
s/v Fundy

I happen to think their is nothing better than a teak deck. You get
better traction and their easier on your feet because they have more
"give" than a fiberglass deck (we're talking about a "proper"
installation here, no fiberglass deck underneath). But the best part
about them is the cockpit is much cooler than fiberglass, which is
very reflective. Just wet the teak down and it doesn't reflect the
sunlight like fiberglass, and the water evaporating from the teak
helps keep it cool as well. Also, they don't damage like a fiberglass
deck when you drop something heavy on it (put a wet rag over the
dented teak and a hot clothes iron on top of the rag, keep wetting the
rag, you will be surprised how many dents you can get to come out like
this). I admitt it takes a lot of work to keep it looking good, but do
a side by side comparison, the teak just looks so much better.

As far as having a teak deck over a cored deck, who ever did the job
should be hung by his thumbs. That's just a serious problem waiting to
happen.

"DSK" wrote in message
.. .

In short, I own a boat with a teak deck... they're beautiful
but they
are not practical in any way... the maintenance is awful, the
surface is
unreliable, and if it's screwed down over cored fiberglass it's
a
lurking rot instigator. Our teak deck is coming off in the near
future,
to be replaced by either plain fiberglass with painted
non-skid, or
perhaps those industrial textured non-skid materials.

A friend of mine has a Choy Lee that had the deck problem and
he removed the teak and replaced it with Treadmaster. I have it
on
my boat, which I love, but it is awful on bare feet.

Leanne
s/v Fundy