My Hunter 49 Cockpit

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Jun 1, 2009
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Ok, I guess I'm known for taking on some tough projects.

So,,, here's my latest.

Everyone out there with a Hunter 49 who loves their boat, put up your hand.

Ok, now.. (Honestly), how many of you like the Flexiteak covering on your seats? I see a few hands went down.

Well, I really didn't like it. In fact it drove me nuts.
Part of the problem was that when my boat was originally commissioned , the dealer (mistakenly), oiled it, turning it into a dark brown blotchy mess. Yuk!

If anyone remembers my post from 4 months ago, i showed how to remove these panels. Mine were stuck down with 37 pounds of 5200. Not a simple thing to undo.

So, with the panels removed, my plan was to put on fresh Flexiteak. It would have looked a lot better.

But,, I decided to go for broke.... Literally

And I put down real teak panels

Here's how it all worked out



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This was a big job (in addition to removing the old panels)

I had to sand all of the traces of the 5200 off completely
Then all surfaces had to be prepped "squeaky clean
Mask everything
Apply epoxy to surface & trowel very carefully to minimize squeeze out
Now, the next step is where I made an error in judgement
The panels aren't flat, nor are the seats
The recommended procedure is to drill holes, counterbore, install teak bungs, etc.
The screws will clamp the panels down
Well, I didn't want to (no pun intended) screw around with teak bungs. It's just a whole bunch of work, they end up leaking over time, and they are hard to get perfect.
So,, I thought I'd just put weights on the panels. But what to use???
Oh I know. I'll just go into our marine yard and lug 15 dead 12 volt batteries up into my cockpit. I near killed myself from the effort, plus it didn't do the job. ( not enough pressure to take out localized warping)
I then had a better idea
I simply drilled 1/8" holes into the black caulking areas where I needed the screws.
Installed #6 self-tapping screws, which were more than enough
Then, once the epoxy hardened up. Simply removed the screws and shot the black caulking compound into the 1/8" holes. You'd never find the holes with a magnifying glass. Much easier than teak bungs!!
And then I had to carefully caulk the perimeters of all the teak pieces.
This required a bit of patience, and very good prep with the masking.
I purposely went with teak that was higher than the seat height.
2 reasons:
Teak wears out, so the thicker this is, the better
Secondly, when it rains, water won't be sitting in lower caulking depressions, seeping into the seams. It will be running off the teak to the Fiberglas level

All in, I really like the look of this.
I'd like to thank Teakdecking Systems for such excellent service, and superb quality.
And,,, Eddie Breeden at Hunter for all his help. Thanks Eddie!!!!!
 
Sep 4, 2007
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Hunter 33.5 Elbow, Saskatchwen, Can.
Nicely done looks so much better. Any idea how many man hours you put in Art?
 
Jun 1, 2009
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Honestly,,

Nicely done looks so much better. Any idea how many man hours you put in Art?
I lost track.
The job was split into 2 parts; removing the old flexiteak, and installing the new teak.
As I was told that removing the flexiteak secured with 5200 would be next to impossible, I was planing for a lot more time & effort on that end. When I figured out the removal strategy, it helped considerably.
I'm going to take a stab at it, and say 1 week.
A long week, at that.
 
Dec 19, 2006
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Hunter 36 Punta Gorda
But

Good for you but I would not want the
Yearly work keeping them looking and love
My cushions to sit on here in Fl.
I am thinking of taking teak stern seats off
Because pf the work.
They do look good.
Nick
 
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Very good job. I think I'll do on my boat. I'm sorry do you have the wiring diagram of connection between the alternator, battery, engine, generator, battery services?
 
Jun 1, 2009
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Very good job. I think I'll do on my boat. I'm sorry do you have the wiring diagram of connection between the alternator, battery, engine, generator, battery services?
Hunter has posted the wiring diagrams online.
Is there any particular problem you're having?
 
Dec 27, 2004
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Hunter 340 Burlington, Ontario, Canada
Art, Great job! And by the looks of the rain in your pics I'm guessing they were taken on Saturday. We were finishing off an end of season week cruise and heading from Port Credit back to Burlington....rained the whole way lol.
 
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