We are considering removing teak decks (overlaid) and replacing with either epoxy or tuffkote (like pickup bed liner) Does anyone have any thoughts or experience on the best material and method? Thanks, Dave

There is a good discussion with pictures on this topic over on TrawlerForum: http://www.trawlerforum.com/index.spark?aBID=115492&p=3&topicID=14985947 Don't underestimate the task of removing the teak. Have you thought about just using the truck bed liner OVER the teak? Keith "My parents didn't want to move to Florida, but they turned sixty and that's the law." --Jerry Seinfeld ________________ -----Original Message----- We are considering removing teak decks (overlaid) and replacing with either epoxy or tuffkote (like pickup bed liner) Does anyone have any thoughts or experience on the best material and method? Thanks, Dave _______________________________________________

> We are considering removing teak > decks (overlaid) and replacing with either > epoxy or tuffkote (like pickup bed liner) > Does anyone have any thoughts or experience on the best > material and method? Dave, having done a couple of decks like yours, here are a couple of thoughts. Which material to redo the deck in? I'd suggest that you consider how difficult it would be to touch up dings, nicks and other flaws that will show up in the new deck after it's been in use for awhile. You know how that goes, you yell something at one of the crew members, she's startled and drops the anchor, and a nice size gouge is the result... not that you'd ever yell. In case you are doing it yourself, here's a few others suggestions for removing your teak planks. Many tools available, but the ones that you will find the most useful are just a few. Some that I have found useful are a 4.5 inch angle grinder, 4.5 or 5 inch 16 grit fiber discs, 4.5 inch composite discs, large cold chisels and a 3 lb hammer. The cold chisels that I'm referring to have quite hefty shafts and a wide, thick blade- get one about two inches wide and another about 4 inches wide. I get these chisels at the home improvement store's tool section. Haven't looked, but probably available at hardware stores also. If you need to you can sharpen the edges of these chisels on a bench grinder or with fiber or composite discs on the angle grinder. If you run into particularly stubbern fasteners or adhesive that's resistant to the 3 pounder, a 5 lb hammer is handy. If you can't find one with a short handle, buy the sledge and cut the handle down. A long handled, angled scraper, one that you can stand up and use, say around a 5 foot handle, is helpful too. The heftier the better. To make this tool more effective, add some weight on the handle next to the blade. Keep in mind that no matter which way you go, the final finish will look no better than the base that you start with. For great results spend as much time getting a smooth, nice looking base before you start applying the finish layers. Oh how I envy you; you are going to have so much fun... you are doing it yourself, aren't you? Rudy Briney Bug, Panama City, Fl

Dave, Like anything, you can do it the hard or easy way. One easy and simple way is to remove all the screws you can with a screw gun (DeWalt works well giving more starting torque than other guns or doing it by hand). Next, for those screws that are left, cut out around the screw with a "plug remover" (a SS tube of diameter to fit slightly larger than the screw head and with saw teeth on one end). Just insert the plug remover in the screw gun and cut around the screw head, leaving the screw in the new wood plug that has been cut. Now the screw is not holding the wood and the screw can be turned-out with a pair of vice grips after the wood deck has been removed. Finally, pry the wood deck loose from the bedding. Frankly, it is an easy fast job. Once, the wood is off and the deck prep., think about putting a bi-axial fiberglass skim coat to seal everything before you put down whatever final topping you have decided upon. It's well, worth the little extra material cost. The whole thing, wood removal, deck prep, and new topping is no big deal just takes thinking and time. Please let us know if we can help. Kindest regards, Leonard Brunotte -----Original Message----- From: trawlers-and-trawlering-bounces@lists.samurai.com [mailto:trawlers-and-trawlering-bounces@lists.samurai.com]On Behalf Of dave stephens Sent: Monday, July 26, 2010 11:26 AM To: trawlers-and-trawlering Subject: T&T: Teak Deck Removal We are considering removing teak decks (overlaid) and replacing with either epoxy or tuffkote (like pickup bed liner) Does anyone have any thoughts or experience on the best material and method? Thanks, Dave _______________________________________________ http://lists.samurai.com/mailman/listinfo/trawlers-and-trawlering To unsubscribe or modify your subscription options (get password, change email address, etc) go to: http://lists.samurai.com/mailman/options/trawlers-and-trawlering Trawlers & Trawlering and T&T are trademarks of Water World Productions. Unauthorized use is prohibited.

On Mon, Jul 26, 2010 at 5:03 PM, Leonard Brunotte <lb@myguardian.com> wrote: > Dave, > Like anything, you can do it the hard or easy way. One easy and simple way > is to remove all the screws you can with a screw gun (DeWalt works well > giving more starting torque than other guns or doing it by hand). Next, > for > those screws that are left, cut out around the screw with a "plug remover" > (a SS tube of diameter to fit slightly larger than the screw head and with > saw teeth on one end). Just insert the plug remover in the screw gun and > cut > around the screw head, leaving the screw in the new wood plug that has been > cut. Now the screw is not holding the wood and the screw can be turned-out > with a pair of vice grips after the wood deck has been removed. Finally, > pry > the wood deck loose from the bedding. Frankly, it is an easy fast job. > > Once, the wood is off and the deck prep., think about putting a bi-axial > fiberglass skim coat to seal everything before you put down whatever final > topping you have decided upon. It's well, worth the little extra material > cost. > > The whole thing, wood removal, deck prep, and new topping is no big deal > just takes thinking and time. Please let us know if we can help. > > Kindest regards, > Leonard Brunotte > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: trawlers-and-trawlering-bounces@lists.samurai.com > [mailto:trawlers-and-trawlering-bounces@lists.samurai.com]On Behalf Of > dave stephens > Sent: Monday, July 26, 2010 11:26 AM > To: trawlers-and-trawlering > Subject: T&T: Teak Deck Removal > > > We are considering removing teak decks (overlaid) and replacing with either > epoxy or tuffkote (like pickup bed liner) > Does anyone have any thoughts or experience on the best material and > method? > > Thanks, Dave > _______________________________________________ > http://lists.samurai.com/mailman/listinfo/trawlers-and-trawlering > > To unsubscribe or modify your subscription options (get password, change > email address, etc) go to: > http://lists.samurai.com/mailman/options/trawlers-and-trawlering > > Trawlers & Trawlering and T&T are trademarks of Water World > Productions. Unauthorized use is prohibited. > _______________________________________________ > http://lists.samurai.com/mailman/listinfo/trawlers-and-trawlering > > To unsubscribe or modify your subscription options (get password, change > email address, etc) go to: > http://lists.samurai.com/mailman/options/trawlers-and-trawlering > > Trawlers & Trawlering and T&T are trademarks of Water World > Productions. Unauthorized use is prohibited.