Capthead
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- Mar 17, 2013
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- Vessel Make
- Grand Banks 42 Classic
My 1966 Grand Banks is 47 this year and the teak deck has lived a good life. She is old, grey, cracking, has dry skin and her joints leak. Her fasteners are coming through the top and the sub deck suffers the same lot.
In fact, the sub deck was never sealed except for the black glue they used between the teak and it. It's all going away this month and I am replacing the deck with European 12mm marine multi ply as the sub deck and their 19mm on top of that. All will be sealed first with penetrating epoxy and the underneath of the deck will be primered and painted before instillation.
I will use epoxy with fillers added for strength between the sub and top deck. On top of the top deck I will lay cloth and epoxy it in place with a radius to the cabin sides and bulwarks. There won't be any sharp corners.
This is a cell phone picture of the first teak removal on the bow. I had removed the windless and supporting block.
In fact, the sub deck was never sealed except for the black glue they used between the teak and it. It's all going away this month and I am replacing the deck with European 12mm marine multi ply as the sub deck and their 19mm on top of that. All will be sealed first with penetrating epoxy and the underneath of the deck will be primered and painted before instillation.
I will use epoxy with fillers added for strength between the sub and top deck. On top of the top deck I will lay cloth and epoxy it in place with a radius to the cabin sides and bulwarks. There won't be any sharp corners.
This is a cell phone picture of the first teak removal on the bow. I had removed the windless and supporting block.