Flybridge mods / teak decking (lots of pics)

[Nick_H]

K2R is a spray that turns to a white powder when you spray it on. You leave it over night and it sucks the grease out of the teak, then next day you give it a quick brush and vacuum up the residue. It's widely available in France.

Agree about teak on plywood, but do many builders really use that? The stuff I ordered is solid teak, available in 6 mm or 9 mm at the same price, so if laid properly should last 10 yrs +.

 

[MapisM]

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Houghn (and I) have real teak about 6mm thick, not plywood sheets. you philistine!

[/ QUOTE ]LOL, you bet I am, I have seen plenty of those sheets! And some of them starting to delaminate in a matter of a couple of years since new...
I must admit that - judging by the pics - I would have never guessed that it's 6mm thick.
But how are the single planks kept together before laying them?
Obviously they are not laid separately, with the seams made afterward.

PS: thanks (also to Nick) for the hint re. K2R. I guess this is the stuff we're talking about, right?

 

[Nick_H]

The planks in the pre-made panels are held together by the caulking, nothing else.

Yes, that looks like the stuff, although the graphics are different on the tins I buy

 

[kindredspirit]

Absolutely fabulous, the design, the workmanship, the end result.

Take my hat off to you.

 

[Sultans_Kapitein]

What a beautiful job, I have to say I am not a fan of white fibreglass whether in the hull or elsewhere so I am not usually impressed by such. Having said that, your boats looks the business!
I have often wondered about the comparative merits of fibreglass decks versus teak/ply decks so MapisM's comments where of interest. All I could suggest to MapisM if he is not keen on teak he could always go for the same material as I have . . . 3mm Steel /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif
But back to original point, very beautiful job.

Mal

 

[MapisM]

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MapisM if he is not keen on teak...

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Wait a minute, I did say that the job looks fabulous, in the first place!
And my own FB looks as follows, just to put things in perspective...
Which is possibly one of the reasons why I'm not so keen on teak decks, I don't have a bimini in fact, and it would be practically impossible to make one long enough to cover it all.

 

[Sultans_Kapitein]

Wow ! What a fantastic deck, more like a dance floor! What have you got a sister ship to the Titanic? From what bit I can see she must be a really beautiful craft. So I now understand your comments on teak! Sorry that I came across in a negative, it was not my intent, just a little flippancy.
But do show us some more photos of your 'Ship'

Mal

 

[[2068]]

I'm not easily impressed, but that is impressive.

It's one of the few owner upgrades I have ever seen that is substantially better than what the original builder provided.

Your flybridge area has moved up a class.

dv.

 

[oceanfroggie]

Absolutely fantastic job. Well done!

 

[MapisM]

Don't worry, your comment wasn't negative at all.
Maybe it was rather my comment which gave a negative impression, whilst actually I fully agree with other replies: Nick made a fantastic job, way better than the original in all respects.
Probably I wouldn't have gone through the expense and the hassle of the teak covering bit, but that's a matter of personal preference, and I can see why one can like it.
Re.my ...Titanic, she's actually 4 feet or so smaller than Nick's boat.
But she has a very different layout, not only because she's a displacement trawler, but because she's built on just one level.
The main drawback is that she has no center cabin under the pilothouse, and the main advantage is a very large flybridge, extended for roughly two thirds on the whole boat length.
Below is the forward part of it. Indeed it can be used as a dance floor, particularly after a few hours under the sun, when you actually must dance, rather than walk on it... /forums/images/graemlins/smile.gif