Yes teak decking

[Seastoke]

So my decking needs sprucing its quite thin with screws near the surface so sanding might make them proud ,the infil or caulkin in nacked so could i take it all off sand on the pontoon put back with more counter sunk screws then re caulk os what ,ps are they glue as well .help pls it looks shit

 

[pmagowan]

Remove. Seal and repair sub deck. Glue back on. Caulk then replug screw holes. No more screws to worry about.

 

[Seastoke]

It sounds good what type of glue and how long have you done it ago ,did yous sand when off or backon ,more details and expieriences would be good ,or would you go synthetic

 

[Seastoke]

Hi been to the boat should i take it off and sand on pontoon ,and what glue to use when refiting is ther a good youtube to watch

 

[Seastoke]

bump

 

[Seastoke]

i need help do i sand first or take out caulking first are there any old threads that can help or you tube vids

 

[pmagowan]

You might be able to patch it up a bit if that is all you are looking for but by the time it gets to the stage of the plugs being too thin it is normally as I stated above. You need to strip the whole lot off, repair the sub deck or replace. Seal the sub deck with epoxy +/- glass fibre and then if the old teak still has some life left glue it back down and recall. It is a big job. It needs done on my current boat but so far I have got by with patching bits as I put off the inevitable. Sikaflex do the appropriate glues and caulks, other brands available. The last time I looked they also had instruction leaflets for doing the job. Also the Gougeon Brothers of West System epoxy fame have a book that is free on their website (google it) which describes an epoxy only method which works if the teak is just a thin veneer. Youtube may have videos which will be available if you search their site.