For me this is THE BEST instructional video ever. So often you get the expert that makes it look easy (or they hide their mistakes on video). I have saved Aladino's original video for ever and still have not tackled my own teak deck because I know it won't be as easy as he made it look, but it is great information. For Maya to have the courage to try this herself, using Aladino's video as reference, brings it home. This would be like me trying (and probably failing) to do this. Maya's additional insight into what she found difficult and having Aladino there to guide, made all the difference for me. I'm sure I will face the same issues, but now I'm encouraged to try. I will probably still make a mess, but I have a better idea of what issues a 'newby' like me will encounter. You have given me the confidence to try. Thanks !!
Thank you SO much!! This is exactly why I made this video - to show how a relative ‘newbie’ would complete the job, rather than just Aladino who has had years of experience working in professional boatyards. If I can do it, anyone can with some patience, and with watching the tutorial Aladino made haha!
Kudos to Maya for wanting to take on a hard task like that, and kudos to Aladino for his kind patience as she learns. That kind of respect and love will serve you guys well as you go through your life together. You're a great team!
Maya, I really enjoyed seeing you go through the learning process, getting comfortable with the tools and body positions to be most effective. It's great to see that it's not all about muscle. Aladino, you make a wonderful coach, so calm and patient.
Classic boat work requires classic craftsmanship. These skills are fading away in boat making and it's great that Aladino is passing this knowledge on to Maya. Between them, they are a rare commodity in the classic boat refit market. I greatly appreciate their patience and skill, not only in the refit but also with the videos. That being said this is precisely why I will never have a classic boat, the amount of work required is ridiculous compared to current 21st-century boats. I love looking and admiring the classic boats and truly enjoy their nostalgia and connection to the beginning ancestorial roots of boat building and maintenance. FYI: Salt and Tar also have been building a traditional boat with these same classic skills required. I applaud you all for taking on the responsibility of continuing using and passing on these fading skills.
Maya i LOVE your 'can do' attitude. Aladino I am 'blown away' by your trust and patience. I don't know a tradesman friend that would permit their partner to carry out a job like this that requires such an understated level of skill, concentration and body strength. Particularly when an artisan of your pride and prowess will ONLY SEE the tiniest blemish on that floor forever. I didn't scrape my floor when i did mine BUT the seam has to be laid very precisely so as to spill over minimally to the sides. This will permit rapid removal when sanding without building up heat and melting the Sika. As usual another task that would sorely test most relationships only brings yours closer together. A lesson not stated in the tutorial but perhaps the most important one of all. Love to you both.
Congratulations! This is probably THE best educational “how to” video I ever seen! It shows the true reality for the challenge of learning the skills of a true professional! The success Maya ended up having also proofs Aladino’s great tutorial skills! But this video also spikes my admiration for the skills of shipwrights and demonstrates how labour intense this job truly is. After watching this movie, I think none of your subscribers will ever walk on a teak deck without first taking of their shoes! We all will value a teak deck way differently! Again, great video! Love it!🙏👍👍👍👏👏👏💪✌️💞⛵️
If you want to test a relationship tackle a really tough project such as this and see where the chips fall in the end, very well done guys genius level planning and a little heat always helps .
Your videos are very impressive. Who else could make a 32 minute video about caulking that ends up being informative, interesting, and entertaining. They are also inspirational. One of my sailboat was given to me, and you can probably guess the condition of it when I received it! Watching your videos gives me extra motivation to press on with the restoration, and gives me hope that on the other two the maintenance and upgrades will look half as good as the work you do. Thanks again for your time and efforts in producing such quality videos. Fair winds! Cheers, Dave.
That is high-finese work both applying the sika-flex, than the trimming!! You two have a really beautiful boat because you're working it like skilled craftsmanship. The incredibly hard word to caulk and trim will pay-off in the beauty and durability of your efforts. Kudos to your bride for her getting into the hard effort. Her talents are creatively deep and her partnering to do the mechanical things is commendable.
Strange! I have been aware of how much effort it keeps to have a wooden boat up and running. But you make the effort look like someting you can learn to love or, at least, like. Nice vlog and thanks!
It was brave of you to take on this task while the expert is standing right there but it looks like you did a very nice job. Many new tasks require muscles that don't get used regularly. You are both right though about the calking gun. Even the limited times I have used one in home renovations I have learned that a bad caulking gun can cause a lot more work. It's worth the money to get a gun that works well. Sailing vicariously with you from Calgary. Thanks for sharing.
It is an art working on a timber boat. It’s actually a dying art. I don’t have the patience anymore after owning a timber boat, it’s more of a job than a pleasure unless you are young. Great job guys you’re a master of your craft mate. I’d like to see you sail Magic Carpet down to Australia 🇦🇺
Thank you for being family friendly. Most other beautiful people would wear provocative cloths for the camera,most of the other youtubers do. Thanks for being polite,conservative, and normal. I am proud of you both,you are my heros! I just hope i can one day follow your example of getting a boat and fixing it up to save money!
The attention to detail in maintaining your boat is amazing! (Frankly, almost as though you want to make her as perfect as you can before you part ways with her by selling her.) Quite a contrast to the "maintenance" displayed in some other RUclips sailing channels! You have a great channel!
You a very correct on developing the muscle memory of using tools. I work on cars a sa hobby and it amazes me when I do something I've done a bunch of times how natural and effortless it is. When I do something I've done before how much I need to go through the process of learning and adjusting. Great gumption!
This gave me encoragement for adressing the 25 year old teakdeck on my boat. Thanks a lot for a very instrutional and valuable video with all the needed attention to details (and there are many!) Great video, keep them coming😊👍
i recommend a panel or cabinet scraper. better than a chisel, better finish than sanding, also works great for restoring the surface of maple cutting boards
I like to hear a real craftsman talking about hos handwork and like it wen Aledino says its like butter when Maya cut the Sikaflex. Its so easy shown bij the right hands. You die well Maya, special when he is looking. Super.
Interesting idea heating up your calking. I keep all my opened tubes in my refrigerator. They seem to keep indefinitely (years) after opening. I learned this 40 years ago while using DC 5200 on some large projects. It saved my boatbuilder friend a ton of money.
Craftsmanship!!! On my new boat I have to do all of the projects myself. After years of seeing my dad do boat projects with ease, I felt like they were easy but now the tools all feel so weird in my hands. 🙊😩 You're doing an amazing job M!
Nice video. Here are some of my personal professional teak decking tips from 30 years shipwrighting and many teak decks fixed and laid: Get an electric or pneumatic caulking gun to make it easier to do but also giving more control over material amount. Definitely prime the seams with either caulking brand primer or thinned down epoxy resin. Use a bond breaker tape too or it's going to come out in the long term. Mask up every seam and don't leave caulking proud. If you have to sand the caulking back it's very easy to do but you end up sanding a fair bit of the teak away too. The caulking is also flexible and moves with the random orbit sanders leaving the caulking slightly proud of the finished surface. That's okay in the short term but after you've lightly sanded the deck over a few years for repairs and maintenance it's very obviously proud. This is sort of good for grip but what happens is the caulking will actually get pulled from the sides of the rebate with foot traffic and let water get in and under. Also, the rebate is best of being 2 x as deep as it is wide. If it's less than 1.5 x you're going to run into trouble in the medium to long term. Eg, a 6mm wide rebate should be at least 9mm deep but better if you get it 12mm deep. I always order it with a custom rebate depth instead of the standard. Not too bad guys but hopefully these tips help some people get an even more professional finish.
To remove the rabate use a old Record #43 grooving plane with the blade ground to the width of the groove and with blunt side edges. It's relatively idiot proof and very fast. Turn the plane's edge guide upside down. The handle rides on the deck and keeps the plane upright.
Wow, your craftsmanship and attention to detail is magnificent! Also, this video made me eliminate every boat with teak decks from my 'to see' list. You gotta know your limits...
Some tips for the job. Have two chisels, one sharpened just right for pushing and cutting and another for scraping. Scraping with a chisel dulls the cutting edge very quickly. Some people tape along the groove to minimize most of the caulking getting unto the sides next to the groove. You are a quick study, your take on the cheap caulking gun was right on! Did you get a new boat? JIM
You make it look easy Aladino, great idea to have a novice demonstration.. well done, thankyou. What I got most of all is create your own tools if you need, very inspiring Aladino.
I have found that pushing the mastic gun instead of drawing it toward you, holding the gun at a steep angle, you will push the mastic down into the groove, avoiding any voids in the mastic. I think that you are doing an excellent job on your yacht.
Nice! I wonder if a cabinet scraper might work more easily for removing the caulking. Having said that, it’s really about practicing, and developing the right technique. Very satisfying in the long run.
I tried to do work on my boats with my fist wife, disaster. My second wife was no better we would fight the whole time, she just did not understand that I am ALWAYS right. Now my third wife, you would expect that by now I would have picked a skilled boatbuilder. No she is now married to an accountant who flies his own plane. I guess that there is no sanding down with aircraft. Now nearly seventy and happy to work alone knowing that I am ALWAYS right. You are lucky to have each other and I look forward to seeing you back on the water with a restored and pristine Magic Carpet.
I have a question. Can you mask out the wood before caulking the seams, leveling, then peeling the tape while the caulk is still wet to minimize the cutting and scraping?
It seems like many owners are ripping out the teak. Yes, there is a lot of work to it, but the results you end up with are beautiful. Thanks for keeping your wooden decks. All of the wood looks so much better then fiberglass covered with some non-skid surface treatment. Great job on your boat.
Just a small point, rather than using a chisel as a scrapper, have you tried using a proper scrapper? Once you have the correct hook edge it works like a dream and there is absolutely no chance of it digging in. For something so simple, I believe in the old days there was a whole art in using different temper and thickness to get the desired result. Before the advent of power tools, it was an extremely skilled job to lay a perfectly flat parquet floor.
I had the exact same caulking gun in my last renovation project and realized it's applies just as much force sideways as pushing the silicone out of the tube.... I tossed it in to the thrash and borrowed a professional one from a carpenter and the steadiness improved by 400%, cheap tools are cheap for a reason.
There are expensive caulking guns that are sh*te, and cheaper ones that work well. I have used one for years that was inexpensive, but recently broke! I replaced it with a new one that was so hard to use, I decided to mend my old one and I use it again now. You don't always get what you pay for; in many cases the design is crucial.
Nice humility Maya. “In theory, theory and practice are the same, in practice, they are quite different “. Every trade has its tricks, and that takes lots of mistakes and experience, a pity apprentices are a dying breed. Many thanks, teddo Adam’s 10 Vic Australia
I can't imagine how hard it woud be for me to hit the right note on a fretless instrument -- working with hand tools can present similar difficulties without practice.
Aladino was correct in manipulating the caulking tip, (squeezing it) but might go further. To get the tip to fit the spot better you can also "sand" the longer sides of the tip. And you might well consider buying a battery run caulking gun. (I have a Makita gun). Doesn't solve everything, but you can have a much more controlled pressure on the caulk, so that it makes a much more consistent bead. Also means that the caulk generally STOPS coming out when you don't depress then handle. A bit expensive, but with all the caulking you will be doing, it is probably worth it.
Recently I had used an expensive caulk gun (after getting frustrated with a cheap one). When you buy it, have a close look to the push plate. In my case the screw there was poking out quite a bit, and as the sika tubes have a thin metal bottom it pushed through it, which made quite a mess in the gun
Loved the episode nice work with the cleaning of the seams instead of pushing , pulling is way easier make a nice reefing hook out of a rat tail file with the bottom rounded over and the shape of a v like aldino said but also slip this rat tail file into a hardwood handle with finger grips if you spend time like me doing seams the tip is a v , with the razor knife use carbide blades and cut a v first both edges are sharp on the sides allowing you to take more of your previous adhesive off the edges to 1/16" after you have created the v groove for the reason you save yourself from being so precise with a razor knife when you get close enough to wood edges make your self a bendable piece of wood with the correct width of the seams use stick it sandpaper if not available use adhesive to stick sandpaper to seam sanding board makes for more fluidity make sure to sand seam edges to raw wood ,clean seams with denatured alcohol before even thinking about priming and go heavy with tubes of sika its lucky you can sand this stuff 80 grit finish with 120 and bobs my uncle and know he is yours too.... you both are great keep up the awesome work and incredible sailing adventures
As soon as you started to maintain the angle you started with, it worked. You didn't have to lean over so much either, which made it easier for your upper body to maintain the angle (the same height) with your right arm.
If you can get access to a Milwaukee battery powered caulk gun the trigger pull is much less! But...not sure you would want to have to haul that around on a space constrained boat.
There is actually something like an electric caulking gun, that squeezes the sikaflex out of the tube for you so you don't get a sore hand and arm. But maybe that was what Alidino was thinking about getting.
There are expensive caulking guns that are sh*te, and cheaper ones that work well. I have used one for years that was inexpensive, but recently broke! I replaced it with a new one that was so hard to use, I decided to mend my old one and I use it again now. You don't always get what you pay for; in many cases the design is crucial.
What a hustle bustle you had with filling the seems with sikaflex ....you could have scotshed the teak with paint paper to protect it then applying the sikaflex in the seems...
Scuppers in cockpit sole, didn't quite see them in video, assume there are scuppers ? What is under the teak soles you finally pulled out to work on fiberglass or open to engine ? Mine was fiberglass with teak grate for seawater to pass thru to scuppers. Can't remember if this was shown previously seen so many sailing channels hard to remember who did what .... LOL
Having laid “miles” of caulk in teak decks, I’d suggest a pneumatic or cordless Milwaukee caulking gun. Easy to control the flow and worth every dime. Keep going, Job well done..!
Great video and timely as I am getting ready to continue the deck work on my old GB32. So you never showed the actions on the voids. Do you just fill them with a little more sikaflex? Also was curious as to whether you plan to finish the deck. What are your intentions? Oil, finish or leave natural? As always it is most enjoyable to watch you and your vids. Thanks for sharing. 😊
Aladino should be a Master Boatbuilder, ah yes, but sailing around the world seems to be a much better career. I would think that Aladino probably agrees ? One lesson I learned from Aladino is to have a boat with NO exterior wood (but I already knew that before Aladino was born), my boat had it's fair share of teak on deck ie handrails, belaying pin rails, raised toe rails, cockpit sole grate and companionway hatch/doors. ..... 🤣😁😆😃👌👍⛵
Also, a sharp tool made by 'Skarsten', with resharpenable blades is great for scraping wood. It uses a blade similar to the wooden floor scrapers of old, and will improve upon the upright chisel method of scraping. Check it out, though its now too late!
For me this is THE BEST instructional video ever. So often you get the expert that makes it look easy (or they hide their mistakes on video). I have saved Aladino's original video for ever and still have not tackled my own teak deck because I know it won't be as easy as he made it look, but it is great information. For Maya to have the courage to try this herself, using Aladino's video as reference, brings it home. This would be like me trying (and probably failing) to do this. Maya's additional insight into what she found difficult and having Aladino there to guide, made all the difference for me. I'm sure I will face the same issues, but now I'm encouraged to try. I will probably still make a mess, but I have a better idea of what issues a 'newby' like me will encounter. You have given me the confidence to try. Thanks !!
Thank you SO much!! This is exactly why I made this video - to show how a relative ‘newbie’ would complete the job, rather than just Aladino who has had years of experience working in professional boatyards. If I can do it, anyone can with some patience, and with watching the tutorial Aladino made haha!
Legend Video!
Kudos to Maya for wanting to take on a hard task like that, and kudos to Aladino for his kind patience as she learns. That kind of respect and love will serve you guys well as you go through your life together. You're a great team!
Seeing a couple work together is satisfying. Teamwork in a couple is nice to see. Good luck on your projects!
Maya, I really enjoyed seeing you go through the learning process, getting comfortable with the tools and body positions to be most effective. It's great to see that it's not all about muscle. Aladino, you make a wonderful coach, so calm and patient.
Classic boat work requires classic craftsmanship. These skills are fading away in boat making and it's great that Aladino is passing this knowledge on to Maya. Between them, they are a rare commodity in the classic boat refit market. I greatly appreciate their patience and skill, not only in the refit but also with the videos.
That being said this is precisely why I will never have a classic boat, the amount of work required is ridiculous compared to current 21st-century boats. I love looking and admiring the classic boats and truly enjoy their nostalgia and connection to the beginning ancestorial roots of boat building and maintenance.
FYI: Salt and Tar also have been building a traditional boat with these same classic skills required. I applaud you all for taking on the responsibility of continuing using and passing on these fading skills.
Maya i LOVE your 'can do' attitude. Aladino I am 'blown away' by your trust and patience. I don't know a tradesman friend that would permit their partner to carry out a job like this that requires such an understated level of skill, concentration and body strength. Particularly when an artisan of your pride and prowess will ONLY SEE the tiniest blemish on that floor forever. I didn't scrape my floor when i did mine BUT the seam has to be laid very precisely so as to spill over minimally to the sides. This will permit rapid removal when sanding without building up heat and melting the Sika. As usual another task that would sorely test most relationships only brings yours closer together. A lesson not stated in the tutorial but perhaps the most important one of all. Love to you both.
Congratulations! This is probably THE best educational “how to” video I ever seen! It shows the true reality for the challenge of learning the skills of a true professional! The success Maya ended up having also proofs Aladino’s great tutorial skills! But this video also spikes my admiration for the skills of shipwrights and demonstrates how labour intense this job truly is. After watching this movie, I think none of your subscribers will ever walk on a teak deck without first taking of their shoes! We all will value a teak deck way differently! Again, great video! Love it!🙏👍👍👍👏👏👏💪✌️💞⛵️
I often look for a little humour but today was, quite rightly, a serious topic and Maya, you did a good job, be proud.
Thanks Mike!
The vast majority of diy sailboat repair videos probably fall into the amateur category. You guys provide a pros approach. Looking good!
If you want to test a relationship tackle a really tough project such as this and see where the chips fall in the end, very well done guys genius level planning and a little heat always helps .
Your videos are very impressive. Who else could make a 32 minute video about caulking that ends up being informative, interesting, and entertaining. They are also inspirational. One of my sailboat was given to me, and you can probably guess the condition of it when I received it! Watching your videos gives me extra motivation to press on with the restoration, and gives me hope that on the other two the maintenance and upgrades will look half as good as the work you do. Thanks again for your time and efforts in producing such quality videos. Fair winds! Cheers, Dave.
That is high-finese work both applying the sika-flex, than the trimming!!
You two have a really beautiful boat because you're working it like skilled craftsmanship.
The incredibly hard word to caulk and trim will pay-off in the beauty and durability of your efforts.
Kudos to your bride for her getting into the hard effort. Her talents are creatively deep and her partnering to do the mechanical things is commendable.
A card style cabinet scraper with a burnished hook would work great at cleaning up after the chisel work! I'm enjoying the video.
Good job Maya! Masters of a craft often make it seem so easy! ;)
Often? Always!🙂
Well done Maya!👍
Strange! I have been aware of how much effort it keeps to have a wooden boat up and running. But you make the effort look like someting you can learn to love or, at least, like. Nice vlog and thanks!
Aladino is a very good teacher has a calming attitude, well done.
I love it when someone shows what they learn and then do it for the first time. Good job!
More than many I see how you both work well together. Great you took on a challenge and he instructed as much hands off as possible.
It was brave of you to take on this task while the expert is standing right there but it looks like you did a very nice job. Many new tasks require muscles that don't get used regularly. You are both right though about the calking gun. Even the limited times I have used one in home renovations I have learned that a bad caulking gun can cause a lot more work. It's worth the money to get a gun that works well.
Sailing vicariously with you from Calgary. Thanks for sharing.
It is an art working on a timber boat. It’s actually a dying art. I don’t have the patience anymore after owning a timber boat, it’s more of a job than a pleasure unless you are young. Great job guys you’re a master of your craft mate. I’d like to see you sail Magic Carpet down to Australia 🇦🇺
Thank you for being family friendly. Most other beautiful people would wear provocative cloths for the camera,most of the other youtubers do. Thanks for being polite,conservative, and normal. I am proud of you both,you are my heros! I just hope i can one day follow your example of getting a boat and fixing it up to save money!
The attention to detail in maintaining your boat is amazing! (Frankly, almost as though you want to make her as perfect as you can before you part ways with her by selling her.) Quite a contrast to the "maintenance" displayed in some other RUclips sailing channels! You have a great channel!
You a very correct on developing the muscle memory of using tools. I work on cars a sa hobby and it amazes me when I do something I've done a bunch of times how natural and effortless it is. When I do something I've done before how much I need to go through the process of learning and adjusting. Great gumption!
This gave me encoragement for adressing the 25 year old teakdeck on my boat. Thanks a lot for a very instrutional and valuable video with all the needed attention to details (and there are many!) Great video, keep them coming😊👍
Great job! The teak looks beautiful and your video with your explanation was very informative.
i recommend a panel or cabinet scraper. better than a chisel, better finish than sanding, also works great for restoring the surface of maple cutting boards
omg, the amount of dedication. you guys are extraordinary! cheers!
I like to hear a real craftsman talking about hos handwork and like it wen Aledino says its like butter when Maya cut the Sikaflex. Its so easy shown bij the right hands. You die well Maya, special when he is looking. Super.
Well done Maya ! A better job than most so-called tradesmen would have done, plus you learned new skills into the bargain.
One musician learns quite fast!
Well done
Interesting idea heating up your calking. I keep all my opened tubes in my refrigerator. They seem to keep indefinitely (years) after opening. I learned this 40 years ago while using DC 5200 on some large projects. It saved my boatbuilder friend a ton of money.
Great job and now I have to do it myself on my vindö40, the teak need it this summer, loved your videos 💪😉 thanks from Denmark 🇩🇰
Well done Maya. I could almost feel your learning (if that makes any sense) and rejoiced in your success.
Craftsmanship!!! On my new boat I have to do all of the projects myself. After years of seeing my dad do boat projects with ease, I felt like they were easy but now the tools all feel so weird in my hands. 🙊😩 You're doing an amazing job M!
Nice video. Here are some of my personal professional teak decking tips from 30 years shipwrighting and many teak decks fixed and laid: Get an electric or pneumatic caulking gun to make it easier to do but also giving more control over material amount. Definitely prime the seams with either caulking brand primer or thinned down epoxy resin. Use a bond breaker tape too or it's going to come out in the long term. Mask up every seam and don't leave caulking proud. If you have to sand the caulking back it's very easy to do but you end up sanding a fair bit of the teak away too. The caulking is also flexible and moves with the random orbit sanders leaving the caulking slightly proud of the finished surface. That's okay in the short term but after you've lightly sanded the deck over a few years for repairs and maintenance it's very obviously proud. This is sort of good for grip but what happens is the caulking will actually get pulled from the sides of the rebate with foot traffic and let water get in and under. Also, the rebate is best of being 2 x as deep as it is wide. If it's less than 1.5 x you're going to run into trouble in the medium to long term. Eg, a 6mm wide rebate should be at least 9mm deep but better if you get it 12mm deep. I always order it with a custom rebate depth instead of the standard. Not too bad guys but hopefully these tips help some people get an even more professional finish.
That really came out beautifully well done. Gorgeous. You should be so proud!!
To remove the rabate use a old Record #43 grooving plane with the blade ground to the width of the groove and with blunt side edges. It's relatively idiot proof and very fast. Turn the plane's edge guide upside down. The handle rides on the deck and keeps the plane upright.
You did an excellent job, both of you. And extra brownie points to Maya for persevering.
What a woman! Maya, I admire your many talents. Uh... Aladino too. :-)
Lots of fun and appreciated......long after it's done. Cheers
Wow, your craftsmanship and attention to detail is magnificent! Also, this video made me eliminate every boat with teak decks from my 'to see' list. You gotta know your limits...
Some tips for the job.
Have two chisels, one sharpened just right for pushing and cutting and another for scraping. Scraping with a chisel dulls the cutting edge very quickly.
Some people tape along the groove to minimize most of the caulking getting unto the sides next to the groove.
You are a quick study, your take on the cheap caulking gun was right on!
Did you get a new boat?
JIM
You make it look easy Aladino, great idea to have a novice demonstration.. well done, thankyou. What I got most of all is create your own tools if you need, very inspiring Aladino.
I have found that pushing the mastic gun instead of drawing it toward you, holding the gun at a steep angle, you will push the mastic down into the groove, avoiding any voids in the mastic. I think that you are doing an excellent job on your yacht.
Watching Uma and Carpet back to back. Favorite pastime on a gloomy saturday morning.
Love Maya and Aladino, love Kika and Dan too.
That's it! I'm buying a good quality caulking gun today! We have a lot of caulking to do in our future, and this will help tons. Thanks for the tip!
Wonderful Maya... 2 crafts people on board.... :-)) xxx
Your tutorals are always so informative. Thanks for another great video. You two are a great team!
Nice! I wonder if a cabinet scraper might work more easily for removing the caulking. Having said that, it’s really about practicing, and developing the right technique. Very satisfying in the long run.
It's much harder than you make it look. Well done for learning it's easy to let your skilled partner do it and never learn.
I am hooked by your videos....Is way better then Netflix...
I tried to do work on my boats with my fist wife, disaster. My second wife was no better we would fight the whole time, she just did not understand that I am ALWAYS right. Now my third wife, you would expect that by now I would have picked a skilled boatbuilder. No she is now married to an accountant who flies his own plane. I guess that there is no sanding down with aircraft. Now nearly seventy and happy to work alone knowing that I am ALWAYS right. You are lucky to have each other and I look forward to seeing you back on the water with a restored and pristine Magic Carpet.
Aladino is the man..... Love the music.
Great work and great insights about working with tools.
Thank you for sharing your experience with us.
I have a question. Can you mask out the wood before caulking the seams, leveling, then peeling the tape while the caulk is still wet to minimize the cutting and scraping?
This is the BEST video. Great craftsmanship.
Well done, a worthy apprentice! Always satisfying to learn new skills and achieve a great result!
I think this is the most satisfying video ever made 😂
It seems like many owners are ripping out the teak. Yes, there is a lot of work to it, but the results you end up with are beautiful. Thanks for keeping your wooden decks. All of the wood looks so much better then fiberglass covered with some non-skid surface treatment. Great job on your boat.
Just a small point, rather than using a chisel as a scrapper, have you tried using a proper scrapper? Once you have the correct hook edge it works like a dream and there is absolutely no chance of it digging in.
For something so simple, I believe in the old days there was a whole art in using different temper and thickness to get the desired result. Before the advent of power tools, it was an extremely skilled job to lay a perfectly flat parquet floor.
Nice work Maya! You know they do make a battery powered caulking gun, and the battery can be used for other tools!
I had the exact same caulking gun in my last renovation project and realized it's applies just as much force sideways as pushing the silicone out of the tube.... I tossed it in to the thrash and borrowed a professional one from a carpenter and the steadiness improved by 400%, cheap tools are cheap for a reason.
There are expensive caulking guns that are sh*te, and cheaper ones that work well. I have used one for years that was inexpensive, but recently broke! I replaced it with a new one that was so hard to use, I decided to mend my old one and I use it again now. You don't always get what you pay for; in many cases the design is crucial.
Nice humility Maya. “In theory, theory and practice are the same, in practice, they are quite different “.
Every trade has its tricks, and that takes lots of mistakes and experience, a pity apprentices are a dying breed. Many thanks, teddo Adam’s 10 Vic Australia
Awesome guys, I did my sika after vid I but missed the chisel step so this was really nice to pick up on this vid.
Loved the information you both provided and the project in progress!
Nice work, our boats deck needs some re-caulking too, will use your guide, thanks
For difficulty with caulking gun, I have found that it may help to use locking pliers to apply pressure to the caulking gun trigger.
So good tutorial!
Like you so much, you really enjoy working
I can't imagine how hard it woud be for me to hit the right note on a fretless instrument -- working with hand tools can present similar difficulties without practice.
Aledino is one lucky man imo! (some guys have all the luck :-) )
Aladino was correct in manipulating the caulking tip, (squeezing it) but might go further. To get the tip to fit the spot better you can also "sand" the longer sides of the tip. And you might well consider buying a battery run caulking gun. (I have a Makita gun). Doesn't solve everything, but you can have a much more controlled pressure on the caulk, so that it makes a much more consistent bead. Also means that the caulk generally STOPS coming out when you don't depress then handle. A bit expensive, but with all the caulking you will be doing, it is probably worth it.
Fantastic! A really great video thank you both so much.
Well done, excellent instructions.
Recently I had used an expensive caulk gun (after getting frustrated with a cheap one). When you buy it, have a close look to the push plate. In my case the screw there was poking out quite a bit, and as the sika tubes have a thin metal bottom it pushed through it, which made quite a mess in the gun
Loved the episode nice work with the cleaning of the seams instead of pushing , pulling is way easier make a nice reefing hook out of a rat tail file with the bottom rounded over and the shape of a v like aldino said but also slip this rat tail file into a hardwood handle with finger grips if you spend time like me doing seams the tip is a v , with the razor knife use carbide blades and cut a v first both edges are sharp on the sides allowing you to take more of your previous adhesive off the edges to 1/16" after you have created the v groove for the reason you save yourself from being so precise with a razor knife when you get close enough to wood edges make your self a bendable piece of wood with the correct width of the seams use stick it sandpaper if not available use adhesive to stick sandpaper to seam sanding board makes for more fluidity make sure to sand seam edges to raw wood ,clean seams with denatured alcohol before even thinking about priming and go heavy with tubes of sika its lucky you can sand this stuff 80 grit finish with 120 and bobs my uncle and know he is yours too.... you both are great keep up the awesome work and incredible sailing adventures
Would you have picture of your tool? Trying to visualize it.
@@hellkell8693 sure when I get back to work getting it to you might be harder
Mechanic inclined not great with the tech idea
Roybi makes a nice akku caulking gun
21:11 When you GOT IT!! Joy!
Very informative video. I learnt a lot.
As soon as you started to maintain the angle you started with, it worked. You didn't have to lean over so much either, which made it easier for your upper body to maintain the angle (the same height) with your right arm.
Fantastic episode! 🙏
Teak Decking Systems has a caulking seam removal tool that works very well. You did a great job !
Very nice job!
If you can get access to a Milwaukee battery powered caulk gun the trigger pull is much less! But...not sure you would want to have to haul that around on a space constrained boat.
There is actually something like an electric caulking gun, that squeezes the sikaflex out of the tube for you so you don't get a sore hand and arm. But maybe that was what Alidino was thinking about getting.
Makita makes a 18 volt cordless caulking gun. It works great or a Hand Caulking Gun with High 26:1 Thrust Ratio.
All of the major brands make a electric caulking gun.
There are expensive caulking guns that are sh*te, and cheaper ones that work well. I have used one for years that was inexpensive, but recently broke! I replaced it with a new one that was so hard to use, I decided to mend my old one and I use it again now. You don't always get what you pay for; in many cases the design is crucial.
What a hustle bustle you had with filling the seems with sikaflex ....you could have scotshed the teak with paint paper to protect it then applying the sikaflex in the seems...
You did a great shop....
Put a homemade extension on the handle for better and easier leverage. You could also a mild spring. Re-engineering for purpose.
Scuppers in cockpit sole, didn't quite see them in video, assume there are scuppers ? What is under the teak soles you finally pulled out to work on fiberglass or open to engine ? Mine was fiberglass with teak grate for seawater to pass thru to scuppers.
Can't remember if this was shown previously seen so many sailing channels hard to remember who did what .... LOL
Another great video - can’t wait for the big announcement 📣😀
Maya your are so pretty. (With all respect Aladino).
Very good tutorial video, thank you.......
Having laid “miles” of caulk in teak decks, I’d suggest a pneumatic or cordless Milwaukee caulking gun. Easy to control the flow and worth every dime.
Keep going, Job well done..!
Great video and timely as I am getting ready to continue the deck work on my old GB32. So you never showed the actions on the voids. Do you just fill them with a little more sikaflex? Also was curious as to whether you plan to finish the deck. What are your intentions? Oil, finish or leave natural? As always it is most enjoyable to watch you and your vids. Thanks for sharing. 😊
Aladino should be a Master Boatbuilder, ah yes, but sailing around the world seems to be a much better career. I would think that Aladino probably agrees ?
One lesson I learned from Aladino is to have a boat with NO exterior wood (but I already knew that before Aladino was born), my boat had it's fair share of teak on deck ie handrails, belaying pin rails, raised toe rails, cockpit sole grate and companionway hatch/doors. ..... 🤣😁😆😃👌👍⛵
Suggestion. Use painter’s tape to tape off the wood before you apply the sealer.
Great music choice : ) ...great video : )
Also, a sharp tool made by 'Skarsten', with resharpenable blades is great for scraping wood. It uses a blade similar to the wooden floor scrapers of old, and will improve upon the upright chisel method of scraping. Check it out, though its now too late!
it came really nice 👌, just one suggestion, I find mich easier when I mask around the groove before chaulking