The ESSENTIAL GUIDE to maintaining a classic teak deck [teak bung replacement]
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- Опубликовано: 13 июл 2024
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Teak Deck Re-caulking
November 29, 2022
Seeking mature experienced sailor (no drama queens) capable of re-caulking a teak deck on a Hans Christian 41-T. Work to include removing and replacing old caulking on deck and in cockpit, preparation of seams by sanding and cleaning seams with alcohol and application of new caulking in exchange for live aboard privileges and inter-island sailing opportunities. Work may require sailing to outer islands in Hawaii in different harbors. Boat is undergoing maintenance in preparation for sailing to the Pacific Northwest including Canada and Alaska. Send resume and list any references. Sailing experience is desired but not necessary. List any skills (mechanical, brightwork, free diving, etc.) and or credentials that may further qualify you for this work/life experience. The candidates for this position will be interviewed via Zoom and qualified individuals will be interviewed in person after Christmas in Seattle. Work to begin in January and or February, weather permitting as we are currently in the rainy season. Check Craigslist Seattle posting. Text only 8083836698. Will not answer any unknown callers.
Home feed recommended. I arrived sceptical, watched 30 secs, paused to hit subscribe, then watched the rest to learn a surprising number of things. This is the magic of RUclips. All hail. Good job.
Another great tutorial. I don't have teak deck but do use bungs from time to time and now know how to slice them correctly. Thanks!
What a knowledgeable young man you are Aladino, l was really impressed watching you remove and reinstall the rudder while still in the water last week and now a very clear and excellent way to replace the bungs on the teak deck. Keep up the good work and showing others your skill, (I think Mimmo Ciaccio says it all "mastro Geppetto") hopefully soon you two will be sailing. Far winds and safe travels.
Something very relaxing about watching and listening to a real craftsman. Having said that, whoever thought bungs could this be fascinating!!
Cheers from Tasmania, Australia.
A true craftsman that cares about the work. Well done.
Thank you both for your very instructive vide. My teak deck needs some repairs and your instructions are very helpful
Kind regards from The Netherlands
As always, such a wonderful video you guys. Aladino, I have a couple of tips I figured out while removing over 3000 bungs and Philips oval head screws on my Westsail. After trying a screw driver, I found that a pick with a 90 degree bend at the end gave me the most control for removing bungs without damaging the surrounding wood. Like you, I push it in to the center of the bung and use the bung itself to pry against (never the surrounding wood). Second of all, that same pick was perfect for getting the glue out of the screw cross hairs/slots. Lastly, for stubborn screws, I used an impact driver with a correctly/tight fitting bit inserted and held with pressure into the screw. One whack with a hammer and the screw is freed without stripping the head. In over 3000 bungs and screws, I only broke 2 screws. Magic Carpet is not just a boat, but a beautifully crafted piece of fine furniture. It’s wonderful to see how you both appreciate and love her.
This was amazing, Do more teak videos! There is so little of them with actual good content. I would love to see how to to fill "gaps" between the teak strips and the caulking sealant, and also some on replacing caulking. Keep them coming=)
Thanks for watching!
There will be more on teak decks soon:)
Aladino
@@SailingMagicCarpet Yes, there are lot of boat owners with TEAK decks!
What a smart bung installer! Lol!
Such a beautiful neat job, great attention to detail
I was taught when fitting plugs to a hole to put a mark/arrow on the top of the plug showing the grain direction either in pencil, pen, or texta which helps when trying to find the direction after you have it in your hand and epoxy all over everywhere before you fit it to the hole. I was also taught to cut the tops off with the chisel the next day after the glue has cured. Aladino is a very knowledgeable boat builder for a young guy which shows in his methods.
One of my greatest pleasures watching you two is listening to your excellent English and your extensive vocabulary. I'm sure that English is not your native tongue, yet you speak it better than most native Americans. Additionally, you both sound extremely intelligent. Well done! An admirer from Indiana, USA.
Hear Ye, Hear Ye,
The Bungman speaketh!
And speaketh well too.
I'm always amazed at the depth of knowledge that Aladino possesses. He is definitely wise beyond his years.
The most informative video on this subject. I would love to see something on how you make your seams proud. Struggling with that now...
I haven't seen any of your other videos so maybe there's something on there already. If so, could you send me that link?
Love the channel, Alidino reminds me alot of myself in my younger years.. I can watch the video and practically know exactly how he's gonna fix it because I would do the work that way. Love the show.
I'm 47 and I've never heard the word bung more in my entire life. Lol. Great video.
I think in the great USA it would be called teak PLUG.
Great tutorial! I'm a happy owner of a 33' cold-moulded yacht which I designed and mostly built 20 yrs ago. The old shipwright that laid the deck and teak coamings ("orlo falchetta"in Italian) taught me NOT to use epoxi with teak bungs but simple vynil glue (which makes it easier to take them out) and I never had any problems. I want to add that I personally prefer a thinner teak (5-6mm thick) not only to save deck weight but especially because the teak when continuously wet and dried has less "strength" to warp and unglue the deck. Mine is still perfect after 20 yrs and I re-did most of the Sikaflex chauking only once. (I keep my fingers crossed......) I love your canal journey!!
Super helpful for those of us crazy enough to want to maintain teak decks
How can we be certain Aladino is a classic styled good guy? He's happiest when he's got new tools/hardware supplies. How do we know Aladino is wise & practical? He reminds us bung protruding deck walking is good practice for ALL deck walking. Do it with care! Again, his wry sense of humor is beyond "lol," It actually has me laughing out loud. ; )
Gute Kiste, danke für die Tipps. Bei uns steht demnächst die Instandhaltung des Teackdecks der gerade gekaufte HR 42 an und werden bestimmt das eine und andere umsetzen. Guten Rutsch wünschen R + L aus NRW
A real craftsman at work... It is the little details that make the difference. But like you I miss your sailing... I bet you are starting to get withdrawal symptoms. Stay safe :-)) xx
"like a cat!" hahahaha Thanks for the video!
Great demonstration
Greetings from Arizona USA - I live in the Great Sonoran Desert and I love your videos. I am surrounded by mountains and desert and Heat. I enjoy your videos , it is like a mini vacation. Smiles and warm wishes to you and yours.
Your video making has become very professional.👍
Your move to flat-top, slotted screws makes perfect sense. I dont know why anyone would have fitted the dome-headed screws. Being able to fit a thicker plug - in the space created by the flat-top screw - I bet the bungs last longer. A great tutorial. Thanks.
This is great! I have looked into several videos on teak deck maintenance. They are either on the hipper professional shipyard techniques style or very inexperienced-experimental direction. Here you put the right balance between the needed care and professional advice, openly articulating what techniques can make you feel safe. After watching this, I could see that with patience and thorough work, I can do it myself. I'm on the edge of buying a boat with teak decks to either remove or maintain. I tend to do the latter to get her to its original style. Thank you!
Great information very well done!!
Ah, Bung work, brings back fond memories of boat yard work closer to my youth than I find myself now. If you know wooden boats I was very experienced at grinding the three dimensional curves of Butt Blocks. Sam
Excellent information given Aladino, good job.
Excellent! Keep it coming.
Very informative Aladino...stay safe folks.
Good work. Bravo Aladino
Great tutorial!
Watching your videos is always a pleasure, and your latest maintenance videos actually makes me love my own Vindö even more. Such beautiful boats, built with great quality. I also maintain the teak deck like you do, takes some time, but like you mentioned in an earlier episode, crawling around on your boat helps you reveal cracks or issues that need attention. Maya, your filming and editing is just getting better and better. The warmth and beauty of the Vindö with its varnished mahogany really comes to life in your productions! The warm atmosphere and beauty of the boat is perfected by the presence of both of you! Thanks!
Thank you both for your excellent videos especially during this time of restricted activity. You asked your followers for their stories so here’s one that happened quite a few years ago. This was the first sailing experience for my young new wife. We chartered a 23 foot San Juan in the San Juan‘s from from a marina in Roche Harbor. They installed a new 8 hp outboard as we were getting ready to leave. I mentioned that the prop was not very deep in the water but they said it was fine. We we’re out for a week of fun on the water. On the last day a Storm blew in and small craft warnings were issued so we headed back. We hadn’t used the motor until trying to get in the narrow north entrance into Roche Harbor, directly into a headwind. The boat was rocking from the waves being blown out at us and the prop repeatedly popped out of the water at the same time the cooling system was sucking air. The motor overheated and seized. We were left to cross the Haro strait 8 miles over to Canada and tack back to come in the south entrance. With the wind and current both moving north it made our southerly progress slow. A 5 foot chop and 35 knot winds made for a scary experience especially for my wife’s first time sailing. We were taking on water and our gear was sloshing around the cabin. She was holding the sheet ready to dump the gust at any moment and crying from fear. After about a half hour her posture changed, she stopped crying and looked at me with a new found confidence. We continued on with our plan made the south entrance and back to the marina. The man behind the counter was very apologetic and even gave us a bottle of champagne. Thank you again for sharing your journeys. I wish you many more enjoyable years on the water.
Thank you. Just bought a boat with a 30 year old teakdeck so this will come in handy 👍🏻
Loving the attention to detail! Alidino does a great job in boat repair videos! Always makes an audience want to watch more!
Great job Dino.
Love the details. That's what makes the result so good.
Very interesting indeed. It takes patience and skill of course. Good job. Thank you for the video. Wishing you good health and happiness.⛵
Great explanation on how to maintain a teak deck. These technical videos greatly enrich your channel, make more, please!
Another great video in these rough times
You two lovely people and magic carpet have become
My escape thank you x
Thx! I feel like I can do it myself now 👍
Great content, I learned something today. Cheers, hope you are still well!
Very interesting... Been marveling at your teak deck for many videos.
Great insights guys! Danke Sehr
Excellent! The first of your videos I have seen but not the last! And now I have some work to do..... 😁
Very interesting! love the devotion you take to care for your vessel. it's kinda funny word... BUNG!
Thanks, very helpful. Many of us can do basic DIY, it’s your trade tips that are especially helpful. I had contracted out my deck work this year, but will now practice a few bungs as they come up over the summer months, then have the pleasure of following your lead next spring. Great clear camera work also Maya.
A true professional, doing a great job !
Excellent video as always guys, love the work videos because the boat is getting better and more beautiful each time.
Thanks for sharing x
One of the jobs coming up on the Nauticat, thanks for the refresher course :-)
Thank you so much Aladino I have recently taken the plunge and started living on a Hallberg Rassy 312 and I needed to know how to maintain the bungs and teak decking. Brilliant video and great level of detail.
Very useful infirnation!
Very interesting watching a craftsman at work
Work on a boat is certainly never finished. Glad to see you're keeping up the beautiful teak. Hope your quarantine is lifted soon.
Nice work, you'r ready for the rest of the journey now .
We sure are! We're back to regularly scheduled adventures in next week's episode!
i just bought my self an vindö 40 with a lot off work your information aladino and both off yours adventures make me do this and i love to watch you guys keep on live your dream and make nice video's!
I totally loved this video! I think it will serve many boat owners to properly maintain there beautiful teak decks and as a result maintain the value of their boats. Now I’m looking forward to hear about your knowledge in regards how to treat the teak deck and what kind of product to use or not to use.⛵️👍
Good job, clear instructions! I still have some teak planks after 50 years of carrying them around. I used a plug cutter to make my own plugs, but always still had some larger teak to make a repair if needed.👍✌️😊🙏🏼⛵️⛵️
Aladino, you are a true craftsman doing what you were born to do, and Maya, you are an artist in your own right. You two will only get better at what you do over time. I removed all the teak on the boat I am restoring as the teak had all rotted out from lack of care from previous owners over the years. Rather than replacing the teak, I'm replacing it with Top Teak from Australia, but no matter what anyone says, there's nothing like the beauty of real teak if you can maintain it, and nothing lasts as long as well maintained teak.
Well done and shown. I like the tip of putting teck dust in the epoxy for the color. Keep going! Sebastien from Quebec
That was great video
Concerning the grain orientation I was taught to set the bung’s grain perpendicular to the plank’s. Reason being that when you set a bung it is dryer than the surrounding planking as it takes on water the bung will swell and could (but is suspect it’s truer for bigger diameter bungs) open up, or split, the grain of the planking allowing water in. This is also the reason why when working with tree nails you set the grain and wedge perpendicular to the planking. But has always there is more than one way to go about things each presenting its benefits and inconveniences, which is why boatbuilding is more an art than a science. That being said, the way you go about it makes total sense for you, and as usual you produced a quality video. It is always a pleasure to board Magic Carpet for twenty minutes every week!
good work..
Being particular about repairs, I would let y’all work on my boat. I know it would end up probably better
than it was brand new. Glad you are catching all of these problems now and not at sea. I also follow a few sailing
Folks but y’all do great videos. Keep on going in these crazy times. Be safe.
I wish the previous owner of Antidote would have watched this video YEARS ago 🤣. I have a profound dislike for flat head screws but you make a very good point.
Was your deck caulked with silicone?
@@SailingMagicCarpet Thankfully no. There were many tubes of SIS440 on board and it seems to be what the deck was caulked with. I’ve run in to silicone in other projects though and agree that it is a hassle!
The pride you take in your work is obvious to all!
Amazing skills and such love for the craft, I am speechless. Planning on doing more of teak maintenance videos? Ie when to sand? How to clean?
Wife and I got the same Vindø 32. I change .. buns ... same way as you do. Love however watching your work. I make the ... buns (propper in my language) ... myself from a teakplank. Great video - lets se some more work !! Watching people sail - everyone can do that. Watching people work like pros. Few knows - like you. Like me. Work is better to watch for me than just sailing. Thx !!
Thank you so much - I'm about to do this job myself (for the first time) and I've found this to be the best of all the videos
Dear Magic Carpet couple.
Maaaan, what a lot of work. As always very well and detailed done of course! 👍👌👏 Congrats for having all those skills. Also congrats for being able to show and teach so well how it should be done properly. I know Kevin Costners great movie "Dances with a wolve". Additionally I would have loved to watch great Mayas movie "Dances like a cat on teak" definitely! 😁
Thanks a lot for making teaching recording editing uploading and sharing.
Best regards luck and health.
Extremely well done craftsmanship Aladino, and an amazing job filming and editing Maya...You two are a great team!!
Thank you very much John! :)
There is a high quality (i.e. people respect each other) discussion forum for the Finnish sailors in Facebook called "Purjevenefoorumi" (=Sailboat Forum). A few weeks ago somebody asked something about teak decks, and immediately there was a link sent to this episode. In other words, this video has become a kind of reference! Congratulations!
Excelente work.
Thanks Aladino (I hope I have that spelled right) I needed this tutorial badly
Just an FYI Patrick Childers has passed away a victim of CV19, a sad loss to our community
Hello Zaya!
Im glad this was helpful.
I heard...very sad news!
Aladino
Well presented...
Your explanation of bung replacement was a great lesson in the owner method of the chore. Bravo. It took me many years (of 20 owning a teak decked boat) before I stumbled on to the method you described. Where were you 40 years ago?
Nice and interesting video, well-done job! :)
you might want to try teak trunnels , i used them on my teak decks and it was 30 years before i had the first failure , and replacing them are easy as pie ,, nice job and very nice boat you have
I have known people who eliminated screws from their old teak decks (deck thickness had become too thin for screws and bungs). They carefully cleaned out the screw hole, filled it with epoxy (making an epoxy screw) and put a bung on top. For loose planks, they syringed glue/epoxy underneath. Nothing has ever come come off. I am going to try it on my boat. I love teak decks and don't want to rip mine off.
That's exactly what I was thinking. The epoxy effectively makes a new rigid "screw" and helps glue the bung in. Shoud work where the screw heads were flush with the worn deck.
This is the best video on RUclips about teak deck bungs. I really appreciate the detail that you discuss. What is your opinion about not replacing the screw when you replace the bung?
Thanks!:) imo if the screw is still in good condition, and still the right fit there is no problem reusing it.
Slotted oval head screws here in the U.S. We use them for a nice finished look for exposed screwheads on ornamental architectural projects.
Some other boaters use Duraloc or Sika Seal for application into the screw hole prior to inserting the screw, or around the threads, to help prevent water penetration. Both of those products are flexible. Just gluing or epoxing the bung doesn't stop water over time. Good luck on your canal adventure!
A very comprehensive and useful tutorial from a master craftsman. If I dare suggest anything remotely useful it would be to mark the grain direction of each bung with a black marker prior to the glue and insertion phase of the procedure.😀👍⛵️
Aladino the monster!!!!
A little teak deck maintenance now and often, will save a LOT of work later for sure.
What pinhead downvoted? This is just brilliant!! Thanks, Aladino for that great tutorial. Make another on split teak ;)
Awesome video! Perfect timing too as I get ready to deal with my old 40 yr old Grand Banks decks. Any need to repair the seams? That is on my list too! Can’t wait to see you restart your trip north.... All the best from a fellow Canadian 😊.
Love the videos. I bought a 1971 Supercraft Tricabin Cruiser last year, and I'm refurbishing the teak deck in May and your channel is super helpful. Just a thought, could it be that the reason commercial shipwrights chisel the bung right away is to ensure the epoxy has time to spread and recover after the impact of the chisel? If the epoxy sets and then you chisel the impact might compromise the integrity of the epoxy and the seal. Just a thought. Thanks for all the helpful content.
Excellent! Seen it done badly so many times. Seen it done wrong a lot more! See if you can get a set of diamond honing blocks on your travels, better than a traditional stone and can be used with water as a lubricant. They are light, smaller than a traditional stone and last forever. Never dishing or wearing uneven. Amazon do them.... Fantastic knowledge sharing!!! Sail Safe Guys, Ant, Cid & the pooch crew.
Yes. I have a few in various grits and they last a very long time. Does well with scissors as well. Just mark the cutting edge with a felt pen. You will see.
Maya said it best when she described Aladino as someone who enjoys doing the upkeep work. I know their boat is fiberglass hulled, but the wood components are wonderful and there is a kind of spiritual & emotional bond that grows over time. You just don't get that connection with typical all fiberglass boats. It's hard to imagine owning a beautiful and special boat or automobile or home without having that strong connection. Also hard to imagine Magic Carpet being well maintained if Aladino dreaded every bit of care and feeding. I fully understand why Aladino felt compelled to save this beautiful boat. They now have something they created together that money cannot buy. In a similar vein, check out the restoration of Tally-Ho and Leo on RUclips.
Learned, from you, to add some cotton to the mix. Thanks for that tip. Now, can you come and do mine? 🤣
thumbs up. u 2 r awesome.
great
Great how to video. Just love the craftsmanship in evidence. Also love the comment about walking on deck like a cat. Is there someone on board who walks more like an elephant I wonder ;)
Lentil head lol, In England we call these cheese head, great video.