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Well-illustrated account of rebuilding a fiberglass deck with a rotten core and constructing a laid-teak deck on a Pearson Triton. The author used a recycled wood substitute (50% wood and 50% polyethylene).
[Fantasia 35 Owners, USA]
Faux teak products from Tek-Dek, Flexiteek, and Marine Deck are rated for ease of DIY installation, non-skid, resistance to heat, freezing, denting, and stains.
[Practical Sailor, 15 July 2004]
After a look at the glories and the disadvantages of a real teak deck, the reviewers look at alternatives made of PVC from and cork from Flexiteek, Tek-Dek and MarineDeck.
[Practical Sailor, 1 July 2004]
Powder and liquid water-based cleaning solution. Contains no acids or caustic soda. Designed not to harm the environment.
[Teakdecking Systems, Sarasota, FL, USA]
Cuts and assembles custom teak decks in their factory to your boat′s specifications and templates. Pieces are shipped to you or your boatyard for installation.
[Teakdecking Systems, Sarasota, FL, USA]
An aqueous mineral acid that brightens soiled teak and other wood decks and trim without scrubbing or bronze wool. Removes gray oxidation,
[ITW Philadelphia Resins, Montgomeryville, PA, USA]
A PVC-based decking comes in strips to simulate wood decking.
[Tek-Dek Ltd., Alton, Hampshire, UK]
Made from reclaimed plastic (some from used marine shrink wrap!) and wood waste Trex is a durable material for decking. Unlike plastic, Trex has low thermal expansion, natural UV stability, good traction, and is just as easy to work with as wood.
[Trex Company, Inc., Winchester, VA, USA]
If you want a teak deck but dread the work of laying one plank-by-plank, these people can cut the pieces for you (straight or sprung, king planks, margin boards, hatch surrounds, whatever) and deliver the deck, completed in sections, for installation.
[Maritime Wood Products, Stuart, FL, USA]
Custom-fabricated teak decks to your boat′s deck template, either shipped to you for installation or installed on a turnkey basis.
[Teak Marine, Surrey, BC, Canada]
Sealants, Adhesives and Caulks
I took a crowbar to the teak decks. They looked lovely when properly cleaned and cared for, but they collected dirt and became extremely hot underfoot.
Nigel Calder
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