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Old 09-08-2017, 07:56 AM   #10
DHeckrotte
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City: Philadelphia, PA
Vessel Name: Revel
Vessel Model: 1984 Fu Hwa 39
Join Date: Nov 2015
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We have Teak on our '84 Fu Hwa. Balsa-cored decks under the Teak. Most bungs remain, some few have been replaced with filler, very few screws showing. Most seams are cracked. No Teak moves under foot.

Teak sure gets hot under bare feet!

My 'repair' notion is to remove all the bungs and the screws and rely on the bedding sealant to hold the Teak down. The black (polysulphide?) filler/sealant, that was used everywhere in the construction, is unbelievably tenacious but stretchier than 5200. I would clean the bores in the underlying 'glass with a drill and fill 'em with epoxy-filleting blend filler.

I rebuilt the lazarette hatch which was Teak-on-scraps-of-plywood. I clamped the thing upside down on to a base and removed the plywood. I left only the Teak deck strips bonded to each other. I then laid up a new balsa-cored-fiberglass deck. The sealant maintained the Teak components in place.
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