Great question, Dean. It does, but softening the epoxy with the application of heat from a hot air gun or soldering iron allows the epoxy to be easily picked out of the screw slot.
I think if youre working around varmished bungs and have varnish, you may want to use that as a glue so that it doesnt foul the screw. Thanks for the tips! :)
Good luck with your project, MV Hyperion. I remember the constant deck bung replacement on our all-wood 1963 Egg Harbor when I was a kid. I think my dad still has the remnants of the teak boards he cut the plugs from. Thanks for watching!
Thanks for the question, Charles. Without glue, they're likely to pop out. If you need to make repairs in the future, apply heat from a hot air gun or soldering iron to soften the epoxy, making it easy to pick it out of the screw slot.
Very helpful. But doesn't the epoxy fill the slots in the screw so it is difficult/impossible to remove a second time?
Great question, Dean. It does, but softening the epoxy with the application of heat from a hot air gun or soldering iron allows the epoxy to be easily picked out of the screw slot.
I think if youre working around varmished bungs and have varnish, you may want to use that as a glue so that it doesnt foul the screw. Thanks for the tips! :)
Thanks for that, forrest. You're right -- using varnish or shellac is a more traditional way to set deck bungs. It's another option if preferred.
Great Video, thanks
You're very welcome, Steen! Thanks for watching.
About to do this to my GB 36, funny you are demonstrating it on a GB 32.
Good luck with your project, MV Hyperion. I remember the constant deck bung replacement on our all-wood 1963 Egg Harbor when I was a kid. I think my dad still has the remnants of the teak boards he cut the plugs from. Thanks for watching!
I thought you weren't supposed to glue the bungs as it makes a pain for the next repair
Thanks for the question, Charles. Without glue, they're likely to pop out. If you need to make repairs in the future, apply heat from a hot air gun or soldering iron to soften the epoxy, making it easy to pick it out of the screw slot.
Great, Takaya has about 20 teak deck bungs fix ;-/
Yeah, it seems to be a neverending job with teak decks. Thanks for watching, and we hope you find the techniques useful for your project.
dont like wood but thanks
It is a lot of upkeep for sure, though I'm a sucker for a classic teak deck.