Old Boats and Teak Decks

[dwhatty]

Marin wrote:* The one thing we DON'T use is silicone.

I will second, third and fourth that. Someone (builder or a previous owner) went crazy on our boat with silicone caulking around everything. It doesn't hold, it mildews like crazy and its a bear to remove. I think that I have about ten years worth of work ahead of me (if I or the boat last that long) to remove this awful stuff and replace it with something better.

 

[Adelaide]

I can second the fact that a well maintained deck will last for years. I just had a survey done on my 'new to me' 83 Tung Hwa Trawler and her decks are solid after years of uncovered moorage (20 of them in San Diego/8 in Pacific Northwest). Of course, the old owner replaced bungs and screws (thicker/shorter) any chance he got. Now I have her undercover in LaConner where I hope to get many more years of service out of them.