Part II: Removing teak deck and wet, compromised core aboard a '79 Albin 36 trawler as part of repair/replacement to the foredeck, Samson post, and anchor locker bulkhead. Music: www.purple-pla... Music: www.bensound.com
the underlying deck is scary. It is a pleasure to see somebody who knows how to work. "it is easy to rip out, and hard to put back" If you start destroying complex curved and beveled pieces, you better be a damn good fabricator . Remember the Hypocratic Oath " Do No Harm".. Here we are seeing a careful and competant workman. Once open That's Nasty ! is all you can say.
Well I got it. Took 7 days to get from Boca to Welaka on the St. John's river. Been spending every moment I can taking out old wiring ...rotten wood and such. Ive decided to permanently attach the bridge to reduce water leaks and some standing water. Windows next.
when I was 12 I asked an old sailor who was also a yacht broker ( Kermit Parker) " Which is best, wood, fiberglass, aluminum or steel ?" He told me, " They all go to hell in their own way." Which is what we are seeing here.
The next time you remove bungs try driving a small screw into the bungs with a screw gun. The screw threads will pull the bungs right out. Then you can just unscrew the deck screws. Anyway, I’m sure this is way too late to benefit you now. You know now for future projects. Good luck. Just switched from sail to power myself having purchased a Mainship trawler.
Thanks for sharing. You are lucky to have had the teak come up like that! There was a lot of spring in the subfloor... that can’t be normal. Could you feel that spring when the teak was on? I am looking at buying a 32 Grand Banks of the same year.... hoping I can just refinish the teak decks rather than remove but I suppose that will depend on the subfloor. Thanks again.
Yes, I was pleasantly surprised that the teak came up without a fight. No, the spring in the deck is NOT normal, hence the reason for the job: the core material was soaking wet and the upper fiberglass skin had delaminated from the deck, compromising the sandwich construction's strength, making it weak and springy. I could not feel the spring when the teak was screwed to the deck, but I could see the deck deflect a bit when someone walked on it and my eye was at deck level.
@@79cd36 i have a 1987 chb senator 35 sundeck. the teak was removed from mine by a previous owner but apparently the core was not addressed. my foredeck and flybridge are soft so i am doing them over the winter. it appears the sundeck was properly recored at some point. since the albin and the chb are both taiwanese built i am guessing i will run into the same situation you did. i am very interested to see how you strengthend the foredeck fibreglass liner and rebuilt it.
