Teak Veneer repair possible?

[Richard.C]

Just visited the boat today and in the last two weeks a piece of teak veneer on the bathing platform has lifted and started to split slightly, circled red in below photo:



I wasn't planning to re-teak the platform this year, I guess I have nothing to lose but wondered if I could re-glue this small piece and what adhesive to use for it?

Thanks

 

[alt]

Is that a Cranchi? (Looks like my platform!)

Had exact same issue 'round the edges' 2 years ago. What I did was cut out the section (by the caulking) and measured what I needed to replace. Got a mate to supply some proper teak, grinded / sanded to shape and used adhesive (and caulking) to replace... 2 years later, still looks good! An easy DIY unless you're a total numpty

 

[scubaman]

On my boat, the first few planks on the transom gate had been replaced earlier using the method alt described above. Neatly done repair and certainly bought a few more years before the veneer started showing elsewhere.

Sikaflex should be ok as the adhesive. Can't remember the code that was used on my boat thought.

 

[jfm]

Looks like a plank not veneer but happy to be corrected on that if it really is veneer. Stick down with any black polyurethane. Black sika 291 or 290DC will be fine, and is widely available in shops

 

[Richard.C]

Thanks for the advice everyone.

John, I'll need to look again in more detail, it's relatively thin and has a short split at one end so I assumed it was a veneer. Having said that other planks on the platform do have quite deep ridges which could also lead me to think they are solid as they could be down to ply if it was a veneer.

 

[jrudge]

i have some areas that have worn down to the base as well.

Bear in mind the teak new was probably 8mm - so lets say have of it has gone you are down to 4mm

I assume the only way of fixing this is to buy new teak ( at say 8mm) and plane it down before fitting to the same level.

I cant see you could plane it in place as this risks getting some of the other teak in the process .... unless anyone knows different of course!

 

[jfm]

Thanks for the advice everyone.

John, I'll need to look again in more detail, it's relatively thin and has a short split at one end so I assumed it was a veneer. Having said that other planks on the platform do have quite deep ridges which could also lead me to think they are solid as they could be down to ply if it was a veneer.

If deep ridges then very likely solid. Id bet 6mm not 8mm btw. In your picture the grain is aligned to the planks and is therefore not all the same direction across the swim platform. That's impossible to achievee with a big veneered sheet. So your margin boards and corners MUST be individual pieces. That implies solid teak - I have never seen veneered plywood strips individually glued together. Hence my view that it is solid.

With 6mm solid you can of course sand down to say 4.5. You only need stop when you run out of caulk - the caulk doesn't go the full 6mm depth; it stops about halfway due to the way they set out the planks and space them

 

[Richard.C]

Thanks again John.