Repairing the framing under the teak deck aft

Rain is over a week of rain.

I got the curved pieces in and they fit well.
I backed it up with the original board.



Other side clamped


Screwed in and bolted.
I also cut a rabbit into the piece I put in on 2001 when I rebuilt the transom wood frames. Now the plywood will sit in that supported the whole length. It was easy to do this as that rear board against the top exterior plank was made of 3 pieces screwed together. I just need to glue in a long shim for the ply to rest on at the correct height.







Another view

Got the plywood glued and screwed down. Is a perfect fit. Just shows one piece, the other is also in.
And I overcoated with FG strips and glue.
Entire structure is strong. does not have any give.



Here is more detail of the post attachment. I added a steel bracket versus 2 screws that went through the cockpit teak and framing into the side of the post. This allows easier post pulling, no longer have to unscrew a large piece of teak board. So a 2" by 3/8 SS bolt keeps the post from pulling up.
metal bracket bolts to frame with two 5/16 ss bolts. The galvanized bracket is from an old garage door when they made the steel thick unlike today. And I primed and painted it also.

I have the top almost finished.
Needs paint, and I need to make new posts.
The new wood feels really strong. I like it.
I laid some fiberglass wallboard tape in the PL on top the rear plywood. Makes a nice waterproof layer.
And it sealed it well including the plywood seam edge.




Transom needs refinishing, of course, never lasts.

I have the 2 posts cut, shaped drilled, and ready for a finish.
One is white oak, the other may be ash.
They came from Lowes and were wood used for skids on some wood product they sell, so they were free.


Cut on the saw and sanded are in great shape. Very similar color wood.

Often remarkably nice pieces of wood in pallets and skids. Usually small, though.

DHeckrotte said:

Often remarkably nice pieces of wood in pallets and skids. Usually small, though.

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Somehow it lost the picture, here they are.

I have the posts in. The mahogany ply is not secured with screws yet, but it is in place.
And couple teak boards are on.
Posts and ply are coated with Petit SeaGold varnish.

I also varnished with polyurethane the backside of the teak boards to seal them.

@sdowney 717, some really nice craftsmanship there. You should be really proud of the end result!

indeed, very well done.

Have you thought about capping the top of the posts so that water will not sit on the flat top and soak into the wood? They look great.