There are many ideas on how to lay teak decks and the actual deck caulk itself can be just as varied. My own experiance will say you glue the new teak down with the same Dow-Corning black silicone that you will use to caulk the grooves between the teak slats.
The boat is a Dragon class yacht made for ( i think) the Olympics, she was built in 1955. The decks were stripped of the old caulking and Dow-Corning 813 black silicone has been applied with a mastic gun. I would prefer it that the excess is tooled of and then placed in another area, this ensures that there are no gaps underneath and saves quite a lot of product too, there will be no slumping or shrinkage.
Dow-Corning 813 has a remarkable tollerance to exposure, it will accept heat to 150c and cold as low as minus 50c, its so good they have used it down in Antartica! Its also UV stable, you can glue in windows with no form of fastners, the UV will not break down the bond. Unlike some other products no primers will be required.
Available in white, stone, brown colours too.
Available in boxes of 12 tubes of 310ml and per order.
Note, there will be another blog on this boat and progress tommorrow, then on as the work proceeds, right up to launch day and sailing in Hout Bay and on to Chapmans Bay.
Roy
The boat is a Dragon class yacht made for ( i think) the Olympics, she was built in 1955. The decks were stripped of the old caulking and Dow-Corning 813 black silicone has been applied with a mastic gun. I would prefer it that the excess is tooled of and then placed in another area, this ensures that there are no gaps underneath and saves quite a lot of product too, there will be no slumping or shrinkage.
Dow-Corning 813 has a remarkable tollerance to exposure, it will accept heat to 150c and cold as low as minus 50c, its so good they have used it down in Antartica! Its also UV stable, you can glue in windows with no form of fastners, the UV will not break down the bond. Unlike some other products no primers will be required.
Available in white, stone, brown colours too.
Available in boxes of 12 tubes of 310ml and per order.
Note, there will be another blog on this boat and progress tommorrow, then on as the work proceeds, right up to launch day and sailing in Hout Bay and on to Chapmans Bay.
Roy
