MapisM
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So, here I am. I've yet to start enjoying the new toy, and I'm already dealing with some refitting... :nonchalance:
Oh, well. Break Out Another Thousand, eh? 'Salright though, nothing unplanned.
Btw, I call this "job #1" because it's the first that was already debated in this thread, though just in generic terms.
In the meantime, I already posted also #2 and #3 jobs - the latter was related to the washing machine installation, discussed here, and the former was about the slightly bent blade on one prop, discussed here.
Apropos, for the records, that will also be fixed, but during the seatrial the boat was just half a knot short of her max speed when new.
So, obviously not just the engines, but also the props were doing a decent job, regardless of that blade... :encouragement:
But let's go back to #1, which is more tricky.
As it happens, these boats were originally built (all of them, it wasn't an option) with teak on the main deck.
And it was nicely done, too - see the first two brochure pics below, showing how it looked.
But unsurprisingly, age takes its toll on any exposed wood, on boats. Don't ask me how I know... :ambivalence:
In fact, the third pic shows what 13 years of wash, sun, rain etc. can do.
Btw, several details are different in this pic (winch, cleats, hatches), because the brochure pic shows one of the first boats built, and there were some changes during the years of production (mine being one of the latest). But I used the brochure pics because they give a better idea of the original deck design.
Now, I am going to take the bull by the horns, stripping all of it, before finishing the whole deck with some kind of antiskid material.
Based on what I read, I'm tempted to give Kiwigrip a try, but I'm open to suggestions.
Otoh, my main doubt is about whether and how to replicate the borders, as they did with the teak planks finishing.
Or should I keep it simple and just have antiskid above the whole surface currently covered in teak?
Feel free to throw in any sort of suggestions, I can assure you that I will consider them all!
...and SWMBO will decide, eventually.
Mind though, there's one exception:
please avoid the most obvious suggestion - i.e. rebuild the deck as it was because it's the nicest alternative.
I know, and I wouldn't argue with anyone willing to go that route on his boat.
But while I love wooden interiors, and I can live with teak in the cockpit, when it comes to exposed wood and its maintenance, I've already pulled my weight...!
Oh, well. Break Out Another Thousand, eh? 'Salright though, nothing unplanned.
Btw, I call this "job #1" because it's the first that was already debated in this thread, though just in generic terms.
In the meantime, I already posted also #2 and #3 jobs - the latter was related to the washing machine installation, discussed here, and the former was about the slightly bent blade on one prop, discussed here.
Apropos, for the records, that will also be fixed, but during the seatrial the boat was just half a knot short of her max speed when new.
So, obviously not just the engines, but also the props were doing a decent job, regardless of that blade... :encouragement:
But let's go back to #1, which is more tricky.
As it happens, these boats were originally built (all of them, it wasn't an option) with teak on the main deck.
And it was nicely done, too - see the first two brochure pics below, showing how it looked.
But unsurprisingly, age takes its toll on any exposed wood, on boats. Don't ask me how I know... :ambivalence:
In fact, the third pic shows what 13 years of wash, sun, rain etc. can do.
Btw, several details are different in this pic (winch, cleats, hatches), because the brochure pic shows one of the first boats built, and there were some changes during the years of production (mine being one of the latest). But I used the brochure pics because they give a better idea of the original deck design.
Now, I am going to take the bull by the horns, stripping all of it, before finishing the whole deck with some kind of antiskid material.
Based on what I read, I'm tempted to give Kiwigrip a try, but I'm open to suggestions.
Otoh, my main doubt is about whether and how to replicate the borders, as they did with the teak planks finishing.
Or should I keep it simple and just have antiskid above the whole surface currently covered in teak?
Feel free to throw in any sort of suggestions, I can assure you that I will consider them all!
...and SWMBO will decide, eventually.
Mind though, there's one exception:
please avoid the most obvious suggestion - i.e. rebuild the deck as it was because it's the nicest alternative.
I know, and I wouldn't argue with anyone willing to go that route on his boat.
But while I love wooden interiors, and I can live with teak in the cockpit, when it comes to exposed wood and its maintenance, I've already pulled my weight...!
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