T&T: Teak Deck repair

[Peter Bennett]

Saturday, December 30, 2006, 10:33:45 PM, Woody wrote:




WaK> Peter:

WaK> Are you just removing the teak, or are you pulling the bungs, and sealing
WaK> the leaking screw holes?  Most of the screws will be letting water into the
WaK> deck core which is also your saloon roof.

I removed all the teak decking from the flybridge, filled all the
screw holes with epoxy, then painted the whole thing with truck bed
liner.  I _still_ have the leak that I was trying to cure...  (the
boat is now for sale - I bought one with no teak)

WaK> Unless some one(a previous owner) has used epoxy the bungs should almost pop
WaK> out with a small chisel, or one might try a #9 X 3" (75mm) wood screw with
WaK> the head cut off, and chucked into your drill...it will stop when it hits
WaK> the screw, and pop most of the bung out. I have removed a few thousand bungs
WaK> this way. You can also use 3/8" diameter hollow drills, get these from Lee
WaK> Valley, or make your own from 3/8" tubing. If you are resetting the bungs,
WaK> back out the screws, dip them in Sikaflex, or 5100 before putting them back.
WaK> It is messy, but seems to work, and the excess will secure the bung. Use
WaK> black, and it will not show unless you get on your hands and knees.

I did try the "small drill and wood screw" tactic, but it didn't work
for me.

WaK> Woody
WaK> 27' Marben Marine Trawler
WaK> Puget Sound 





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