I own a Mistress from 74 and shortly need to replace the teak deck and cockpit teak. It's unusual the way the existing teak deck has been layed, strips of teak in strips of raised glass fiber grooves. Has anyone any knowledge or experience of replacing decks? I've considered whether the easiest way would be to grind the existing teak (remains) down, cover the whole deck with an epoxy layer, and relay the new deck. Is it possible to buy the teak in strips already cut from a pattern? Appreciate any help!
Replacing teak deck
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I am not sure about teak prices in Denmark
but over here in the US it is VERY expensive, especially if you buy it in already milled strips or pieces. It sounds as though you are going to need quite a bit of teak if you plan on re-doing your whole deck. I would buy large boards of teak and mill the pieces myself or have a woodworker mill up the pieces to your specifications. You would need a table saw with a sharp blade, possibly a planer, sander etc. Have you tried to restore the old teak yet? There are treatments available that can bring back old teak to like new condition if you know what you are doing and this would be WAY CHEAPER than replacing all the old teak. Read the article in this link on teak care/restoration: http://www.boatus.com/boattech/casey/29.htm You wont believe how good old neglected teak can look once properly treated and cleaned and then oiled with teak oil. I have only had good results with the 1 and 2 part teak cleaning treatments. I am also a sucker for the look of oiled and varnished teak. A picture of your old teak would be helpful to determine how far gone it is. Good luck.
but over here in the US it is VERY expensive, especially if you buy it in already milled strips or pieces. It sounds as though you are going to need quite a bit of teak if you plan on re-doing your whole deck. I would buy large boards of teak and mill the pieces myself or have a woodworker mill up the pieces to your specifications. You would need a table saw with a sharp blade, possibly a planer, sander etc. Have you tried to restore the old teak yet? There are treatments available that can bring back old teak to like new condition if you know what you are doing and this would be WAY CHEAPER than replacing all the old teak. Read the article in this link on teak care/restoration: http://www.boatus.com/boattech/casey/29.htm You wont believe how good old neglected teak can look once properly treated and cleaned and then oiled with teak oil. I have only had good results with the 1 and 2 part teak cleaning treatments. I am also a sucker for the look of oiled and varnished teak. A picture of your old teak would be helpful to determine how far gone it is. Good luck.
Teak Deck on a Mistress
Hello, This is the biggest challenge to a Mistress owner. A new teak deck is an 'easy' way out but you also lose the characteristic appearance of the deck. I don't know of any pre-cut pieces for this boat. I have decided to try and maintain the appearance of our deck for new, with a whole newly laid teak deck as the 'last resort'. This means finding a way of fastening the teak strips on the fiberglass. I don't want screws or holes, because the deck doesn't leak now! Rutger Genberg gave me some advice about the teak on ours. He suggested glueing new strips over the old ones with polyurethane glue. This is what he did on his. I tried this in the cockpit with mixed results -- if the contact was good there is no problem but some of them have started to loosen. I will probably try again with some sealant around the edges. I can send you Rutger's comments. They're in Swedish but you shouldn't have any problems. You have seen 'Vackra Båtar Seglar Väl' by Ingrid Kajser? A book about Enderlein, and several sections about the Mistress. Jonathan
Hello, This is the biggest challenge to a Mistress owner. A new teak deck is an 'easy' way out but you also lose the characteristic appearance of the deck. I don't know of any pre-cut pieces for this boat. I have decided to try and maintain the appearance of our deck for new, with a whole newly laid teak deck as the 'last resort'. This means finding a way of fastening the teak strips on the fiberglass. I don't want screws or holes, because the deck doesn't leak now! Rutger Genberg gave me some advice about the teak on ours. He suggested glueing new strips over the old ones with polyurethane glue. This is what he did on his. I tried this in the cockpit with mixed results -- if the contact was good there is no problem but some of them have started to loosen. I will probably try again with some sealant around the edges. I can send you Rutger's comments. They're in Swedish but you shouldn't have any problems. You have seen 'Vackra Båtar Seglar Väl' by Ingrid Kajser? A book about Enderlein, and several sections about the Mistress. Jonathan
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