Burger Teak deck repair or replace?

IMO the less exterior wood (of any kind) the better but not familiar with your boat so can not offer specific opinion. When teak failed in previous spt. fish I replaced it (cockpit deck) with a pre made fiberglass deck as under the teak was plywood that was also failing. In current boat, tore up all the teak, refinished the fiberglass that was under it with the end product Awlgrip with combination fine & course non skid. After reviewing video's of the Rybovich yard, it appears there is nothing better then teak if your looking for longevity and the look of wood.

Tom,

I know some will get upset with me but when you have an older yacht don't change anything. bite the bullet if you can replace it don't change it. it will hurt in resale I don't how much teak you have can't you do it in sections.

best of luck.

I solved that issue with Gray Awlgrip on the bridge.

Much depends on what you mean by failing. If there is water coming through the deck; there is real trouble ahead. I know of one Burger of the same size and vintage that was horribly deteriorated after spending a lot of time in Mexico with lots of sun and rain. That boat was brought to San Diego and went to the yard to have the teak removed and the deck painted. It was the proverbial Pandora's box because the construction method is very difficult to work around. On this yacht, the teak deck was laid with black deck mastic like the material that makes up the black separation stripes on the deck, and was then screwed into the underlayer and the screw holes are bunged with teak plugs. What becomes a problem is the removal of the teak from the underlying marine plywood deck. Attempting to scrape the teak off will certainly take some layers of plywood with it. Another thing is if there is water intrusion into the plywood, there could be rot and the need to replace the plywood. That can turn into opening the headliner underneath When looking for someone to do the job, I would suggest finding the most experienced and qualified shipwright to do the job. A careful approach with foreknowledge of what lies beneath will save time and expense. A low bid can spiral out of control with lots of collateral damage. Regardless of installing new teak or fairing and painting, an additional deck layer must be applied. The teak actually is integral to the strength of the deck.

The sundeck of your teak is plywood, and that's going to be rotting given leaks. Below that is aluminum plating that does not create a complete layer. I stripped my deck, removed the plywood, cleaned and coated the aluminum, and then re-decked with marine plywood (resin coated) and topped it with Nydacore panels that had fiberglass pre-laminated. We cut the panels into place and then ground and fiberglass taped the seams. The edges were sealed with 5200, and all was fared and painted with non skid. The result was a dry deck, no maintenance, and far less heat transferred to the staterooms below. I love teak decks. I don't like the maintenance, and mine was shot.

If the teak is shot, really good chance the substrate plywood is gone as well. The teak is not going to be salvaged if the plywood needs to be replaced. You can strip the ceiling in these areas and inspect the plywood from beneath, as you can see from the photo. I simply made the decision to actually spend less, do it right, and avoid the battle of care going forward.

Mine is 1980. I saturated the ply in resin, bedded it w 5200 as well as fastened it with screws to the aluminum. Provided a solid and complete surface to bed the nydacore with 5200. No fasteners. Glassed the seams.

….butted the sheets together with cabosil, used same to infill under the cleats or any other gaps. Took the opportunity to have the windlass refurbished. New hatch, new teak trim for both.

I have one soft spot by the port aft deck wing door that I will have to cut into. Thankfully a previous owner removed the teak decks on Antilles and seemingly did a solid job glassing the deck back in and painting it, other than the color. When I cut this section out I will probably use coosa - it's a small section.