OldDan1943
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- Vessel Name
- Kinja
- Vessel Make
- American Tug 34 #116 2008
Once I get through the 'toy shop' I am ready to go back to my boat.
I think the OP is asking about 2 totally different projects. He wants to do the loop with his family, AND he wants to restore an old woodie.
I hadn't seen where Toad mentioned wanting a wooden (hull) GB; just thought he said "classic" or similar. I'd have thought that could include GRP hull and maybe wood superstructure depending on year...
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-Chris
"there's boat builders and boat users and rarely are they the same person"
Todd
I hadn't seen where Toad mentioned wanting a wooden (hull) GB; just thought he said "classic" or similar. I'd have thought that could include GRP hull and maybe wood superstructure depending on year...
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-Chris
Typically, if the caulk has failed so may everything else. Check for missing teak screw bungs, cupped degraded planks etc. And if water has entered via the screws, check tanks, fuel & water, and anything else under them. Original steel tanks can rust, check also the filler connections to the tanks.I did want to add that although I am well aware of the issues with 40yo teak my wife and I really like the look of a teak deck and platforms. When I spoke to the broker on this particular boat he did say that the rubber in between the teak slats needs replaced. I watched a YouTube video of a guy doing this and it looks tedious but his end result turned out nice.
Most likely water has entered into the screws that are used to fasten the teak to the floor. It would be foolish to think a boat this age does not have that problem.
Todd
For example, when I bought my boat it was listed as having radar. It did. And the surveyor verified its function. BUT, it was so old the display was a cathode ray tube! So, $6000 later (and that's with me doing 95% of the removal and new installation) I have a modern radar that I can depend on, and it has 'brains' to help me get a decent display.
Replacing teak decks is indeed expensive. I know a guy who had them replaced in last year in Mexico. 40-ish foot Baltic sailboat. I believe it was in the neighborhood of $35k.Typically, if the caulk has failed so may everything else. Check for missing teak screw bungs, cupped degraded planks etc. And if water has entered via the screws, check tanks, fuel & water, and anything else under them. Original steel tanks can rust, check also the filler connections to the tanks.
Removing old teak, repairing decks,and revamping the deck where the removed teak was is expensive. As is fresh teak.