4mm Bond Breaker Tape? (Teak Deck Caulking)

[Tim Good]

My gaps in the teak are 5mm. Therefore I need 4mm breaker tape. I can't find anywhere that sells it.

Both mailspeedmarine.com and marine-chandlery.com that list it, do not have it in stock. Everyone else sells only 6mm.

Anyone?

 

[dnickj]

Hi
I have 5mm seams and i installed 5mm tape which I obtained from Robbins timber in Bristol

 

[nigelmercier]

http://www.mailspeedmarine.com/general-chandlery/*/bond-breaker-tape-4mm-x-60m.bhtml

 

[MikeBz]

Edited... Duh the OP says they don't have stock...

http://www.mailspeedmarine.com/general-chandlery/*/bond-breaker-tape-4mm-x-60m.bhtml

Yep, that's where I bought mine from. Good service in my experience.

 

[wolfy]

Try Marineware 02380 330208, they keep a 4mm tape for caulking.

 

[nigelmercier]

Edited... Duh the OP says they don't have stock...

Doesn't indicate that in my browser, sorry.

 

[oldsaltoz]

Bond breaker tape:
Used to prevent adhesion.
Also known as 'Kraft Tape', a brown tape with a silicone coated surface.about 3 Sqids for a 40 m roll.

Available from most craft shops.

Good luck and fair winds.

 

[PuffTheMagicDragon]

Save your money! Just find an old cassette tape (remember them?).The tape is just as good as a bond-breaker and, if you are careful, the cassette itself may be used as a rapid dispenser by running it along the seam. You only need to stick the end and the rest just pulls out of the case and lies quietly in the seam.

 

[duncan99210]

Is it a full teak deck or just strips of teak glued to a GRP deck? Breaker tape is, as I understand it, only needed when re caulking it a 'proper' teak deck in order to maintain the seal as the deck moves. If it's just 'decorative' decking then the breaker tape is redundant as there is no movement and therefore no need to maintain a seal.

 

[Tim Good]

Is it a full teak deck or just strips of teak glued to a GRP deck? Breaker tape is, as I understand it, only needed when re caulking it a 'proper' teak deck in order to maintain the seal as the deck moves. If it's just 'decorative' decking then the breaker tape is redundant as there is no movement and therefore no need to maintain a seal.

Hmmm interesting.. it is decorative only and has small gaps at the bottom of the main seam:

 

[PuffTheMagicDragon]

Hmmm interesting.. it is decorative only and has small gaps at the bottom of the main seam:

As you can see, the teak will still move. The cracks that you can see in the caulking will let water seep in underneath the wood and this can - and usually does - lead to rot. Don't skip the tape.

 

[knuterikt]

Is it a full teak deck or just strips of teak glued to a GRP deck? Breaker tape is, as I understand it, only needed when re caulking it a 'proper' teak deck in order to maintain the seal as the deck moves. If it's just 'decorative' decking then the breaker tape is redundant as there is no movement and therefore no need to maintain a seal.

Disagree, teak will expand and contract with wet/dry cycle.
If the caulk has glued itself to the bottom of the seam most of the movement is flexed over a small part of the seam instead of full width.
The more flex you have the better for the caulking.