teak decks

[penfold]

don't use a brush on teak; it scours the summer growth and wears out your deck quicker.

 

[Balearick]

Interestingly, My boat,An Absolute 41 new in 2009, has teak lifting at the edges on the swim platform, the rest is fine. We got her in Nov 2009 & had her hauled out for a complete going over in March 2010 including teak, repeated the exercise this year in Jan but the boatyard left the swim platform due to defects found. Absolute are trying to blame this on lack of maintenance. Could be a new thread starting soon. Where would be the best place to "Do a Gludy" on them ?

A little late to this thread... I have an Absolute 45 (2006) and while the teak is fine it required some minimal sanding to bring the colour back after the last winter. That was a simple 200 euros job and it's as good as new now. I don't do any maintenance on the teak, just hose it down with water after a trip. However I once tried to contact Absolute to ask them a question, and they never bothered to get back to me... I get the feeling that Absolute's customer care is a non-existent department. Hope you got your teak sorted.

Although I love my Absolute 45, when it come time to upgrade in a couple of years time, I'll probably go for a Couach or Fairline Squadron.

 

[Reds]

We have a boat in Palma with teak decking and the black caulking . Obviously the decking can get very hot in summer and at its hottest the black caulking almost seems to melt and sticks to the soles of our feet! The kids in particular leave black marks all over the boat. Has anyone any ideas for preventing this ?

 

[U4]

We have a boat in Palma with teak decking and the black caulking . Obviously the decking can get very hot in summer and at its hottest the black caulking almost seems to melt and sticks to the soles of our feet! The kids in particular leave black marks all over the boat. Has anyone any ideas for preventing this ?

If you bring the boat back to the UK I am pretty sure it will fix the problem

 

[rubberduck]

A little late to this thread... I have an Absolute 45 (2006) and while the teak is fine it required some minimal sanding to bring the colour back after the last winter. That was a simple 200 euros job and it's as good as new now. I don't do any maintenance on the teak, just hose it down with water after a trip. However I once tried to contact Absolute to ask them a question, and they never bothered to get back to me... I get the feeling that Absolute's customer care is a non-existent department. Hope you got your teak sorted.

Although I love my Absolute 45, when it come time to upgrade in a couple of years time, I'll probably go for a Couach or Fairline Squadron.

I must admit that although my Absolute yacht is superb, I would not by another only because of the factories complete lack of after sales service. Fortunately for me very little has gone wrong with her, I would imagine it would be a hell of a fight if it had. Shame cos the boats IMO have the perfect combination of performance, economy, accommodation & build quality,You need to be on one to appreciate just how good they are. Just the idiots in after sales don't want to know, could have been a world beater but sadly that is clearly not going to be the case. Fools.

 

[Nick_H]

We have a boat in Palma with teak decking and the black caulking . Obviously the decking can get very hot in summer and at its hottest the black caulking almost seems to melt and sticks to the soles of our feet! The kids in particular leave black marks all over the boat. Has anyone any ideas for preventing this ?

Sounds like the caulking may have deteriorated in the sun, how long has it been down? If the caulking is slightly proud of the deck, as tends to happen over time, you can have it trimmed off with a very sharp chisel, and this may help solve the problem by removing the outer surface which has deteriorated.

If you haven't treated it with the two part cleaner/brightener, this may also be worth a try, as the cleaner does seem to remove a lot of dirt.

 

[Reds]

If you bring the boat back to the UK I am pretty sure it will fix the problem

Mmmm let's weigh it up........ black feet or cold, wind, tides.... tough choice!

 

[Reds]

Sounds like the caulking may have deteriorated in the sun, how long has it been down? If the caulking is slightly proud of the deck, as tends to happen over time, you can have it trimmed off with a very sharp chisel, and this may help solve the problem by removing the outer surface which has deteriorated.

If you haven't treated it with the two part cleaner/brightener, this may also be worth a try, as the cleaner does seem to remove a lot of dirt.

It's been down 9 years and although it has been treated it didn't really solve the problem. However, you are absolutely right the caulking does stand proud- I'll definitely have a go at trimming it - thanks for the idea.

 

[Nick_H]

Chisel must be razor blade sharp. I found it easier with quite a wide chisel, say 1", so you don't have to follow the line as precisely, and less likely to dig in on one edge.

 

[jfm]

Chisel must be razor blade sharp. I found it easier with quite a wide chisel, say 1", so you don't have to follow the line as precisely, and less likely to dig in on one edge.

Yup, and hold/operate the chisel chamfer down (sorry if telling you how to suck eggs) so it doesn't dig into the teak