MARINE TEAK DECKING AND FLOORING

There are two basic types of Marine decking and flooring  with teak. Modern in a decorative dagger is placed on a secondary fiberglass or a second structural support structure. Traditional roofs are made of teak on a frame where it itself shapes the structure of the roof. Re-closure of the teak board is only necessary in the event of physical deterioration of the sealant to restore its appearance and stop water damage caused by the moisture trapped beneath the wood. Re-closing Structural Teak Decks is a continuous process that begins about 10 minutes after the first deck installation and continues until the boat leaves. Teak must never be placed on steel platforms. Inevitably, tear joints will disappear, and trapped water will oxidize steel and inflate and raise teacup. In steel boats where the deck lane created areas where it would be placed on flat steel, the belt should have as many holes as possible to allow the water to escape and the air to dry the cavity.

Traditional teak panels have cotton that sticks to seams when placed. It's art and there are very few artisans who can do it right. Cotton serves for various purposes. First, tighten the gap to minimize movement and make the platform more contour. Paste the bottom of the cracks so that polysulfide (culking) does not work later. Under high pressure so it expands and moves with the zucchini when it moves. It absorbs the water from the leak and buzzes to stop the leak. With a modern polysulphide coupling device, I discovered that hitting cotton in the seam while doing the repairs does not make much difference and is not worth it. If you have a cracking that passes through the seam, support it to stop polysulphide (or place it with an electric tape if there is access).

The slot is cut from the top of each of the cracks between the plate to obtain a cavity for the closure joints. There are many schools of thought on the best shape of the cross-section of the groove (width, depth, round, V or rectangular), but here's my analysis. Cleaning the teak decks almost always fails because the gasket separates from the slots when the teak contracts (dry) and / or travels during travel. This suggests a number of basic requirements:

a. Depth must be at maximum to ensure maximum adhesion.

other. The width should be maximum to provide greater rubber blockage to reduce tension on the sides while stretched.

do. The cross-section should have a uniform width so that the stress distribution in the rubber block equals all the points of attachment so that it does not create a starting point for fracture.

limitations:

a. The depth of the marine decking can not be too deep or the structural strength of teak is reduced and you would use too much of this expensive coupling. ¼ inch is the absolute minimum, ½ inch is about the maximum.

other. Wide seams look ugly. These fine lines of 1/16 "in the new tiled deck look absolutely great, even if you have a wait waiting. I found that teak dimensions of 2" wide width width 1/8 "is the absolute minimum you should use 3/16 to you giving 50% less problems 1/4 "will give you 75% less trouble. 1/4 "tends to look too ugly.The bonded boards fit well, and even need more widespread seams because enlargement and contraction also increase, unless the lagging is sufficiently dense, cut off or discarded.

do. The straight cross section requires a rectangular slot. (Especially because it is much easier to produce writing skills than with any other form).

Marine decking and flooring.

FLOORING DECKING (A)

 

FLOORING DECKING (B)