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rayl posted 02-03-2003 09:34 PM ET (US)
All,
Sorry for all the posts. As you can tell by them, I am new to this and its my first restoration project.
As I have learned there is always an easier way to do something :) I assume that this is also true for my next task of reworking wood. The question is... What is the best way to remove gunwale teak? Do I have to remove rub rail. I hope not as that would be a major job, given the fact it is riveted into place(so I've read). Any thoughts?
Thanks
Ray
dreid posted 02-04-2003 10:03 AM ET (US)
This has been covered a number of times here. I think the consensus is, if the same teak is returning to the hull, do not remove it. West Marine and others carry paint/varnish removers that are safe for working around fiberglass. Just remove all the hardware (leave the rub rail on the boat), drape or tape over the surrounding deck, rub rail and hull glass, then carefully strip, sand as needed, fill unwanted holes, then re-varnish or oil your teak. Working part time, this was about a two week project for my 18' and the results were very satisfactory (see the Reference section 18'). Replacement involves chiseling or drilling out wood plugs to get at screw heads, with a chance of destroying the wood in the process. Planing down the boards means that once reinstalled, things do not fit as intended or as they did before. My observation is that those that have undertaken the removal process fall into two groups: those that must replace ruined gunwale boards, and those that lived to regret the decision to remove them.

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Author	Topic: Removing Gunwale teak
rayl	posted 02-03-2003 09:34 PM ET (US) All, Sorry for all the posts. As you can tell by them, I am new to this and its my first restoration project. As I have learned there is always an easier way to do something :) I assume that this is also true for my next task of reworking wood. The question is... What is the best way to remove gunwale teak? Do I have to remove rub rail. I hope not as that would be a major job, given the fact it is riveted into place(so I've read). Any thoughts? Thanks Ray
dreid	posted 02-04-2003 10:03 AM ET (US) This has been covered a number of times here. I think the consensus is, if the same teak is returning to the hull, do not remove it. West Marine and others carry paint/varnish removers that are safe for working around fiberglass. Just remove all the hardware (leave the rub rail on the boat), drape or tape over the surrounding deck, rub rail and hull glass, then carefully strip, sand as needed, fill unwanted holes, then re-varnish or oil your teak. Working part time, this was about a two week project for my 18' and the results were very satisfactory (see the Reference section 18'). Replacement involves chiseling or drilling out wood plugs to get at screw heads, with a chance of destroying the wood in the process. Planing down the boards means that once reinstalled, things do not fit as intended or as they did before. My observation is that those that have undertaken the removal process fall into two groups: those that must replace ruined gunwale boards, and those that lived to regret the decision to remove them.