Teak deck rubber

[driver0606]

Hello,
The teak decks on my Azimut 43 are showing wear, the previous owner used a Karcher on them at least once! The visible teak edging is 8mm thick, but I am unsure whether the main planking is solid or plywood. The main concern is that the rubber strips are protruding up to 1mm above the wood and I wonder if this increases the risk of them pulling out. Perhaps careful sanding would bring the rubber down level with the teak, while removing the minimum of the wood.
Any comments would be most appreciated.

 

[pvb]

The protrusion will loosen the side adhesion of the caulking as you walk on it. The best solution is to cut the protruding caulking off with a small craft knife, razor blade, sharp chisel, etc. Then, if necessary, a very light sanding.

 

[PaulR]

just to endorse what pvb said we did the same on our teak decks using a chisel - the raised caulk sliced off very easily - are some bits on youtube on how to do it

 

[driver0606]

Thanks for the advice, guys. The U tube items are really useful.

 

[Caladh]

Wasn't there someone on here recently who did a video about cutting back protruding black stuff ?

 

[pvb]

Wasn't there someone on here recently who did a video about cutting back protruding black stuff ?

Yes, but the technique is basically the same on all the videos. The important thing is to try not to cut into the teak. Sometimes, the caulking is a bit loose and trimming it lifts it from the groove, in which case it's necessary to remove all the loose caulking, back to firmly attached stuff, clean the groove thoroughly, prime (if appropriate) and re-caulk.

 

[Goldie]

The easiest and most efficient tool I've found for this is one of these: https://www.familyhandyman.com/tools/brilliant-ways-to-use-a-razor-blade/view-all/ I found it best to use the blade slight off line, say at about 45 degrees and as near as flat to the deck as you can. Get some knee pads as well!

 

[PaulR]

actually when I said we in my post I actually meant my wife did it ! and she made a lovely job of it