Teak Decking ~ Beware ???

[garvellachs]

We took our teak decking off and the boat was two inches higher in the water and that's on a 12 ton boat that at the time weighed 14 tons with all the cruising gear on board. If you buy the boat I would take the teak off, as said it'd expensive to replace.

That could be an exaggeration? Let's assume conservatively that the area of the boat at the waterline is half that of the deck; then the deck must have weighed as much as an inch thick layer of water? I would expect the deck to be lighter than water, so that implies it was more than an inch think??

 

[pvb]

That could be an exaggeration? Let's assume conservatively that the area of the boat at the waterline is half that of the deck; then the deck must have weighed as much as an inch thick layer of water? I would expect the deck to be lighter than water, so that implies it was more than an inch think??

I thought exactly the same, but have discovered through experience that it's pointless to question KellysEye's assertions.