Plastic Teak(PlasTeak)
It was me! I am the one who used(uses) PlasTeak to replace teak on his old Hunter 37C. And I did warn Fred. But in its defense it is bulletproof and easy to work. And they do now make a darker color that matches my original heavily varnished teak. So far I have only used it for handrails, dorade lids, side trim, and traveler bases. Thankfully my toerails are aluminum. I still need to do the 4'x8" winch pads. In the picture you can see some of it. This is the original lighter color. Notice I do not countersink and insert bungs. Just a nice stainless oval screw/bolt head. Not that I couldn't but it sure makes it easy to remove the handrails for deck painting. Oh, and someone mentioned "flexible". It is that, you can roll up a 1/4"x3/4" length into a one foot circle. But it is much stronger than teak. And you do work it with regular saws and drills.
It was me! I am the one who used(uses) PlasTeak to replace teak on his old Hunter 37C. And I did warn Fred. But in its defense it is bulletproof and easy to work. And they do now make a darker color that matches my original heavily varnished teak. So far I have only used it for handrails, dorade lids, side trim, and traveler bases. Thankfully my toerails are aluminum. I still need to do the 4'x8" winch pads. In the picture you can see some of it. This is the original lighter color. Notice I do not countersink and insert bungs. Just a nice stainless oval screw/bolt head. Not that I couldn't but it sure makes it easy to remove the handrails for deck painting. Oh, and someone mentioned "flexible". It is that, you can roll up a 1/4"x3/4" length into a one foot circle. But it is much stronger than teak. And you do work it with regular saws and drills.
I've used white Starboard to replace the teak in my cockpit and stainless steel to replace the handrails (much stronger than plastic). I also bought some Plasteak to replace the cabin side trim. I was warned ahead of time that it would look 'fake'. It did and was really tacky. The company wouldn't take it back but the 'dump' would. They got it. Ugh. The problem was the color. The manufacturer was trying to duplicate new teak. No way. But that new stuff used below and on steps sure looks good. Starboard will not stick to anything. It has to be mechanically fastened and is not structural. (trim only) Bungs can be made with a plug cutter but I just used the same caulk as I was trimming with. The caulk won't stick to the plastic but it sticks to the screw heads. Quick, simple, attractive and neat.