Teak decking life

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Just read an advert for a 10year old Moody 38 which states that the teak in cockpit was replaced at 8yrs old.

Is this the expected/typical life for teak in this location, and does that mean that the teak decking is about due for replacement ?? /forums/images/graemlins/frown.gif

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Probably replaced 'cause someone was probably daft enough to keep scrubbing it.

Left alone it will last for years.

Now then - what follows will be the normal procession of white pimple fibreglass is good brigade thread ambush!!


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Should be good for 20 years...

Should be good for 20 years unless, as Ian says, it's scrubbed. I saw someone pressure-washing their teak deck the other day - that's another great way of reducing its life.
 

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Moody went through a period of using teak on ply in their cockpits around that time. This usually delaminated fairly quickly, hence needing replacement. My Moody 44 had it's cockpit replaced after 4 years!!
 

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Ian

In the latest round of boaty magazines I noticed (amongst all the other free crap that seems to drop everywhere) a leaflet from Sika Marine entitled "Teak Deck Maintenance System". This seems to advocate (well I guess it would!) applying teak oil to decks whereas I've always been under the impression that a good soaking with saltwater was all that was required.

Any thoughts ?

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John

I'm not sure about using teak oil, I think it just attracts dirt. I just wash the decks with oxalic acid to remove any "greening" but left alone they stay "silver" and happily sealed.

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Mine is 30 years old and is 13mm thick and laid on GRP. Admittedly, it is now in need of attention (recaulking and cleaning) but still has some life in it (Here's hoping!). As someone else has said, it probably depends in part on what's underneath.
 

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i sailed on a boat which, after 10 years, mostly in the med & tropics, had worn-out teak. the grain was very deeply scoured i.e. the softer part of the grain was worn away. it wasn't clear whether it was the result of sunlight or over-enthusiastic scrubbing with a hard brush.
 

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Regarding the 21 year old teak deck on my boat I was told by Kevin Seymour, formerly of Pheon Yachts, that the best thing to do with teak decking is to scrub it with a brush, but ACROSS the grain. You can imagine how that would be less agressive on the grain of the wood.
That said, the rich golden colour in the SIKA leaflet does look lovely.
 

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My Victoria has teak decks, the boat is 9 years old. The teak is not the same quality as say the stuff you find on a Halberg Rassey, but it's not bad. I gave the lot a coating of the fairly standard teak oil you find in most chandlers. It did look good, but I wish I had applied it more carefully as where it overlapped onto the GRP its a pig to remove, and attracts dirt....otherwise I just use a soft sponge and washing up liquid.
 

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