At the present my aft deck is leaking and the best soulution would be to glass over it. Does ant one have any other ideas
2007-11-14 08:22:58 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Cars & Transportation ➔ Boats & Boating
NO, besides ruining a beautiful piece of wood, it won't "stick" to the teak because it is oiled. Better to do it right, sand down the teak, reseal the seams, then restain/re oil the teak and enjoy.
2007-11-14 09:56:16 · answer #1 · answered by randy 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Here's my two cents, based on thirty years of building boats and laying a lot of teak decks in the Caribbean... teak is used for decks because it has a high resistance to rot ( my boat in the picture has 65 year old teak decks) and has a natural non-skid texture. Varnishing a deck turns non-skid into an ice rink and to me is nuts. Teak oils will work and keep it a nice honey color, depending on how far north you are and how much sun...... If the decks have been there a while and are "dimensionally stable" ie they wont shrink.....I'd let them naturally weather that nice "sea-going" grey that teak wants to be. Keep up with the caulking.Teak Deck Systems makes a wonderful caulking available from good boat supply stores.
2016-05-23 04:16:29 · answer #2 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I don't think that 'glassing' over your leaky deck would help, mainly but what is all ready stated above - the teak has natural oils in it and the glass would eventually fail.
I am sure the whole aft deck is not leaking, but rather a few spots. Try to find the leaks from the inside and then you can seal these areas from the outside. no one said owning/maintaining a boats cheap and easy!
Good luck!
2007-11-15 00:40:51 · answer #3 · answered by mainsailorus 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I epoxied over my rails on my pasted sail boat> 10 coats problem is that teak has oil an very little sticks to it>It is a lot of work>And the adhering is the issues>Best to remove the teak then fill the screw holes and epoxy with nonskid as epoxy only Will be slick when wet>>Recaulk if possible>
2007-11-15 01:18:00 · answer #4 · answered by 45 auto 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, teak has oil in the wood and fiberglass will not stick well. Can you recaulk it?
2007-11-14 09:13:44 · answer #5 · answered by mark t 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
No, you can't. Don't ruin a teak deck.
2007-11-14 21:15:08 · answer #6 · answered by Jen 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
A good alternative would be to epoxy, rather than fiberglass.
Here is a good marine supplier, where you can also get some pretty extensive information on boats and boat maintenance.
http://www.jamestowndistributors.com/
2007-11-14 08:38:47 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋