Thought I'd update folks on my teak project. I used my 3 hatches (bow & 2 lazerette) for practice. I tried the Makita saw on the bow hatch and found that it was too tricky to use (messy & real easy to overcut or wander) and never used it again. After seeing the plow plane photo in this thread, I researched them - Stanley made standard size ones and there was an English palm size version (Record #043). I located both on Ebay. I also got some millimeter size hand chisels and tools from Teak Decking Systems (TDS) and did the lazarette hatches by hand with assistance from my Fein multi-tool.
Some of the hatch board tips were loose so I glued them back with West thickened epoxy, then cut out the caulk with a carpet knife and TDS reefing tool. I cut the grooves deeper with the Record plane and hand chisels. Sanded the grooves with the Fein tool and applied the caulk. I used bond breaker tape and masked the teak with 3M blue tape.
Believe me, I got WAY better as time went on. One photo shows the majority of the tools I'm using (since I have the rest of the deck to do). There's lot more details, but that's the big picture.
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