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Non-skid is very affordable. So called fake teak restores the look of original teak decks, and feels better underfoot. It is a least as slip resistant as non-skid. We went with Permateek. It is sandable, comes in many colour variations, and is best templated, put together, and Installed by a...

Clear penetrating epoxy base I second the post suggesting sealing the clean teak with a clear penetrating two part epoxy. Smith's is one formulation and probably the original, but there is competition now on the market. We applied three coats epoxy, then three varnish to UV protect the epoxy...

Going back to US Noteworthy that US has not dropped its Vax requirement for entry, while Canada has. They don't ask often now but sticklers do.

Deck, non-skid? We removed our teak and cleaned up the screws and rubber compound and only then were truly able to sound the deck for rotten/wet core. Had to recore 75% of main deck. Also wrote off the salon roof and replaced. In for a penny, in for a pound. Wife nixed non-skid wanting teak...

Proportional trust is standard on all the mains in the fleet. How handy is that? Darn handy on the thrusters too.

Went with SidePower proportional thrust, and a size up from what is probably needed 95% of the time. Because I can run them, bow and stern, continuously for long periods I do maneuvers in Marinas solely with thrusters handing the turns and the main engines for go. The helm is not touched until...

Removed mine. 44' Marine Trader Tri-Cabin My teak was bedded in a rubber compound and screwed down. The screws mostly had to be turned out with vice grips after prying off the teak with hammer and those 2 inch wide flat pry bars, sometimes resorting to hammer and chisel, when unable to catch an...

I have installed Sidepower bow and stern thrusters. Sidepower is the class act in thrusters and Imtra as the North American supplier is solid in their knowledge and support. My stern thruster is the external mounted one, the internal one was ruled out by the configuration of linkages for the...

The touble with varnishing teak. Varnish does not stick to teak for long because it has natural resins that block good bonding. I have used a penetrating epoxy (Smiths) to generate a bondable surface on cleaned up previously varnished teak. Varnish will bond to the epoxy for a lasting finish...

Sidepower advantage Four factors, 24V, battery amp hours, thruster size, and proportional power option all contribute to minimizing overheating and maximising duration. Doing a proper windage calc starts the selection process. This puts a size or two larger thruster than generally needed day to...

Paint and double cored. The suggestion to take the trim of and paint the line to save maintenance is in line with my other changes so will pass it by the boss who has committed to doing teak refinishing with her army of friends with skills. The idea that I would be dealing with two cored...

Wood trim Hello psneld, you are right about there being a wood trim around the bridge. I did expect it to be doing exactly what you suggest. When I got around to it though I find it to be located to a couple inches above the deck and the FRP behind it is formed such that it wraps around the...

The full monty Hello Brisyboy- Reading around widely it seems that these cores don't fare well over time and mine has all the symptoms of being due for a full inspection fix. That is, the whole central area of the roof/floor sags and collects a little lake, and the roof leaks brown juice down...

Am preparing to remove the flybridge on our 44' 1983 Marine Trader Tri-cabin. This bridge is glassed all around the outside perimeter and is also contiguous with the outside edge of the salon roof. The inside wall of bridge and wheel bulkhead was cut loose with an oscillating saw as it was...