Brisyboy
Senior Member
- Joined
- Mar 7, 2015
- Messages
- 435
- Location
- Australia
- Vessel Name
- Malagari
- Vessel Make
- Island Gypsy 36 Europa
I am going to rebuild the two lazarette hatches. They are pieces of 18mm marine ply with teak screwed on top. Over the years the ply has sagged in the centre of each. It stands out now that I have braced up the rest of the deck.
So...assuming I can get the teak strips off in one piece( a punt I agree) how should I attach them to the new sheet - epoxy glue or a Sika product (if so, which one?) Epoxy will stick it, no doubt, but what about any flexing and or shrinking/contracting of the teak.
Thinking forward a bit, I am also going to experiment with replacing the teak on the foredeck with an artificial timber - an experiment and if it doesn`t work, off it will come and I`ll glass over and paint, but I would like to try the timber look. Similar question - this will be attached to fibreglass, should this be sika or epoxy?
So...assuming I can get the teak strips off in one piece( a punt I agree) how should I attach them to the new sheet - epoxy glue or a Sika product (if so, which one?) Epoxy will stick it, no doubt, but what about any flexing and or shrinking/contracting of the teak.
Thinking forward a bit, I am also going to experiment with replacing the teak on the foredeck with an artificial timber - an experiment and if it doesn`t work, off it will come and I`ll glass over and paint, but I would like to try the timber look. Similar question - this will be attached to fibreglass, should this be sika or epoxy?