Hello again everybody! Well my father and I are getting started on fixing up his 36C together. She's in pretty bad shape after having been neglected for the past 5 years now and starting to sink a bit. We've managed to get all the through hulls closed and now every time we come to the boat the bilge is bone dry so apparently one of the hoses/clamps etc was the source of the leak that we'll track down later. In addition to all the work on the cabin sole, engine, interior, exterior etc one of the big projects we're planning on is removing the teak deck. Probably a project we'll start next spring at this point but just getting some ideas now.
On our 36C the floor and seating area of the cockpit is all teak as well as the bow area. After 5 years of sitting there well over half the planks are split, lifting up, warping etc and all the black sealant between the planks is cracked, pulled out or missing altogether. So, since money is going to be tight fixing the boat up it seams the cheapest route will be to remove the teak completely instead of replacing it.
Question is, has anybody done this before? and how to deal with the billion screw holes that will be left behind? Any tips/tricks/suggestions etc? Also if anybody has any before/after pictures that they've taken so I know we won't be totally screwing this up.
On our 36C the floor and seating area of the cockpit is all teak as well as the bow area. After 5 years of sitting there well over half the planks are split, lifting up, warping etc and all the black sealant between the planks is cracked, pulled out or missing altogether. So, since money is going to be tight fixing the boat up it seams the cheapest route will be to remove the teak completely instead of replacing it.
Question is, has anybody done this before? and how to deal with the billion screw holes that will be left behind? Any tips/tricks/suggestions etc? Also if anybody has any before/after pictures that they've taken so I know we won't be totally screwing this up.