Westerly Discus teak replacement

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I'm replacing the teak decking helmsman's seat on my Discus after a leak into the aft cabin suggested this might be a good move. Howells have made me a beautiful replacement section but the question is ... should I drill and bolt it in place , or will Sikaflex be an adequate adhesive? The section is located securely on three sides, but I'd rather it didn't move around in the future !

Thanks for any advice.
 
Give Sikaflex a call. I replaced the teak decking (also from Howell's on my Fulmar last year, and they gave me excellent adivce on the type of sealant to use but also the CORRECT primer to ensure a firm bond.

I can't remember the type/number, but it's brown coloured, comes in soft tubes (just cut the end off and squeeze out, and has done a superb job so far.

Just spread the stuff about with a notched trowel/spreader after having primed BOTH surfaces as instructions, drop the panel on top, align, weigh down (I used 5 gall polycans of water about half filled) and leave for circa 24 hours. Job done!
 
We use Simson ISR70-03 - It sticks far better than Sika 291 and it sticks to alot more things too!!

For instance Tek-Dek, Tek-Dek Pro, Teak, Plastics, Wood... pretty much anything. We just redecked the seats in a Westerly Konsort - Looked great, Chichester Marina D pontoon No.35 - Only cost £500.00 fully installed. Beat that!!
 
Sikaflex will be OK providing you can keep it stable as it cures - allow 2 days. I tend to use 290DC. Best to wipe the teak with acetone to remove excess oil & use the primer (especially since the teak is new). You could also use Purflex & their primer.
 
You also seem to have seen Teak-Solutions everywhere else laying Tek-Dek Mr John Do.....ve, mmm something is up!!!

Having read the majority of your posts, your a bit like me spouting off about about how wonderful Tek-Dek is - Try an advert!!
 
Sikaflex 290DC is not the correct stuff according to Sikaflex themselves. The stuff I used is quite a bit different in consistency (dam near self levelling for example) and is a fair bit cheaper as I recall.

The primer was pricey though, at around £14/15.00 for a small alloy container that was JUST enough to do my job of five panels.

As I said in an earlier post, Sikaflex were extremely helpful when I spoke to them a couple of times before starting my project, even advising I use one of their slightly cheaper primers to save a bit.

The mastic goes off after a couple of hours and the decking can be fully in use after 24 hours.

The fact that the mastic is brown in colour helps with the cleaning up too, although I taped around all my panels so that after three or four hours I could just pull the tape off to give a clean edge.
 
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