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Hi Jamie, thanks very much for the interest, I have a potential deal going through at the moment, and I'm not really in a position to be taking an other boat on for a while.. All the best Dougie

I used a high density foam about 10/15mm I think, (camping mat kind of stuff)

Lazy boy blues. Unicorn heads

Hi Andy, I have to thank Dave Holland for the info, Its part of the video editing software options, I wasn't sure of the artist. I really like the mellow blues sound...

Also, thumbs up for wildwood flower on the banjo 👍👍

Hi Michael, thanks for your comments. I did replace all the deck screws I removed, more for peace of mind than anything else, the teak deck is so well secured with the adhesive I don't think it will ever de-laminate. I did remove all the decking round my gas lockers at the aft end, I was installing larger gas lockers so it all had to be cut away and it was very difficult to lift and remove, so I guess that gave me confidence in the adhesive on the rest of the deck. I don't know what adhesive was used 35 years ago but it still has a good hold :) Cheers Dougie

Thank you for the reply. How much did you deepen the screw holes? Did you use shorter screws when you re-installed them? Did you bed the screws in anything to aid in waterproofing? Thanks!

@@flippercarson this 😀 you skipped the whole hole bit. What did you use to rebed the screws

Hi, Sorry no, its not something I've needed to do, try this guy at "boatworks today" he's doing a lot of fibre glass work at the moment and his videos are very good.

Hi Louis, yeah no problem, I have a few more to add to when I get back to Orla.. Thanks Dougie

Hey Dougie- the site is www.boat-renovation.com If you wanted I could post all 7 of the videos. Would you be up for writing a bit about the project? hints and tips etc. Would be great!

Great to hear from you Sam, hope your keeping well & busy. Orla's all done now and out of the shed, just got to step the mast and launch which was supposed to be this month, but as usual work got in the way :) I enjoyed doing all the work myself, huge amount of time involved but saved a fortune. Just cant wait to get away on her again... I have a few more videos to post on the works, then I hope to start post some of our travelling in the future. Keep in touch buddy & love to the family

Hi Thomas, I thought I was mad for undertaking this work for a while, but now its complete I'm delighted. I ended up not using the Fein tool for cleaning the grooves, made myself a similar sanding block, never tried the reefing hook, didn't know it existed until I was almost done :) I was the same as yourself with Orla being 250 miles from home, but the staff at the yard allowed me to stay on the boat which meant I could spend a few weeks at a time on her between trying to earn a living :)

Thanks for the Comments Thomas. The indoor option was a must for me, I had many other jobs to get done also, don't think I would have managed it outdoors with the drop in temperature and wet winters we get.. I had a couple of small areas where the caulking was recessed, couldn't really figure out why it was happening, maybe the angle I held the plastic scraper I used for pressing it in, not sure. By the time I did the final sand it was fine, it looks worse in the video. On a couple of runs I put another bead on top once the first had cured, sanded it off and perfect :) Cheers Doug

Thanks again Thomas.. sounds like you have a similar amount of teak as me. good luck with all your work, you'll be chuffed to bits when your sitting in the cockpit with full sails up admiring your work. Enjoy Dougie

Yacht Orla -- I sure hope so... did you or are you sealing the decks? Or leaving them natural?

Hi Thomas, no I don't believe in sealing the teak, happy to leave it natural, she's been that way for 33 years. I also think that's one of the reasons the deck is still going strong. I've never seen a deck sealed that looks good to me, if neglected it starts to look really bad. Oh natural for me buddy...

Hi Lew, not sure if that's what he meant or not, I've never seen a teak deck with the plug grain 90degs to the plank grain, but you never know. I'm not keen on oil, its never been used on Orla in the past, quite happy to let it silver up and spray it with Boracol once a year to keep the green off... Cheers Dougie

@@yachtorla7691 hi. Could you please tell me how much is the price on the whole restauration. Like that?

Thanks for you lovely comments Danny Boy (Irish Perhaps) :) I used epoxy West System on advice from a local boat builder and you tuber "Boatworks today" check out this video of his:- th-cam.com/video/3TOHwrkw4NQ/w-d-xo.html He is a professional and offers very good advice. Enjoy Dougie

Hi Marcelo, sorry for the delay in getting back to you, been away working. I re-drilled all the holes in the deck that needed done and made my own plugs.. so all the plugs were a tight fit, had to be tapped in with a hammer, I used epoxy just to seal them.....

With respect to the amazing job done on Orla, I'm with you all the way and would be really interested to know what 'The Colean option is... Please enlighten me!

Thank you, this is the very reason I decided to make the video's, I was where you are now and really struggled to find anything of much help, there was a few vids about but nothing that gave me confidence in being able to undertake the work myself. I have asked questions on forums and a couple of very helpful local boat builders were on hand to give advice when necessary. So I decided to make these video's in the hope others would benefit from my learnings. As far as craftsman is concerned :) I'm just a proud boat owner who likes to do all his own maintenance... Good luck with your project, investing in the right tools for the various jobs will make all the difference. Another very good site is "boatworks today" he really is a craftsman, and lots of good advice.

Hello Jon and Yacht Orla, I am about to start the restoration of Vindo 40 deck, I am about to take out old rusty screws and I am not sure if replace them by INOX with Sika for sealing and then bug over it with glue or just do not replace the screw and just the bug with sika, epoxy or other material... What do you recomend? I am having water inside from the deck and my plan is first the secrews and second replace Caulking, third sanding and fourth teak oil.

Germán Ramajo Aráez Hello German. I followed Yacht Orla s video, and took out the screws and cleaned out the plug holes of old glue. I could re-use most of my screws. I put the screws in again, one tiny drop epoxy, dipped the plug in epoxy, and did just like in the video. your plan with screws, caulking and sanding, was just like the order I did it in. Hope I was helpfull, and good luck on your restoration. For the caulking I used Sikaflex7, and for the holes and plugs I used a 2 component clear epoxy from west system. Best wishes. jon

@@jonsundnes9005 Great, Thank you Jon.

Hi Warren, I looked into taping the seams prior to caulking, but it would be a huge amount of work and a lot of detail to mask round, also incredibly messy when removing the tape. The very first sanding i did when when she came in the shed was just a lightish sand to give me a workable surface for changing plugs and re-cutting the seams, I always new I would have to do another sanding nearer the end of the project, and to be honest a lot of the sanding you see is just removing the excess caulk, for sure more teak was sanded off but that was always going to be the case. Also most of the excess caulk was removed with the Multimaster blade, so sanding was just a minimum. If I had taped it I think I would still of had to sand. If I was doing it again I would do it the same way :) You will see in the next video that I used tape for the seams round the coach roof which was a must. I am planning to do more videos on Orla's maintenance, I have new perspex to install in the coachroof and all the deck fittings to re-bed, so a few more to come yet. Thanks Dougie

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+legend343 LOL thank you very, sorry for the delay work got in the way but I'm back on her now try to get her finished so I can get her out the shed. Will be posting an other video in the next couple of days about caulking. Don't know about the tradesman bit though I'm learning as I go :) Thanks Dougie

+Chris Chapman Thanks Chris, yeah almost done now, another couple of weeks and I'll be able to get her out the shed and re step the mast, cant wait to get sailing again.... I didn't mask the deck, you'll see in the next video how I've done it, came up really well..... Where about's are you doing your deck? Cheers Dougie

+Lasse Laursen Hi Lasse Sorry for taking so long in getting back to you. I haven't done a video about the tool I've used but I will be doing one soon, almost finished the decks so a good close out video would be to discuss what tools and materials I've used, hopefully get it done this week. Thanks for your comment. Dougie

+Cresdragon Sorry Cresdragon, I don't understand what you mean. did you not post the question that I answered?

+Cresdragon Hi Cresdragon, if you look at Orla teak deck renovation pt 2 you'll see why it had to be done. The only bungs that were replaced were the ones where the teak was gone completely, only the resin above the screw being visible, I reckon I've replaced about 40%. The initial sanding of the decks exposed the bungs that were starting to thin out. Like you said most of the bungs have still plenty left.

+legend343 Hi Warren, thanks for the comments. Orla's decks are 33 y/o but they must have been pretty thick when first fitted maybe around 15mm, now thet are around 8mm/10mm thick. The 1st sanding was 80grit, the decks were really bad. Regards the bungs & screws, in hindsight I would probably not use srews again unless I seen signs of lifting, Orla's decks are so secure I don't think the screws would do any good now.. By far the best thing I did having never done anything like this before, was get the right tools, can't stress it strongly enough. Really good quality Random Orbital Sander. Fein Multimaster with all the right attachments, good battery drill, a palm router with plunger and lastly a good hoover that will plug into your sander. At a guess I spent around £700 on tools, bargain. I was getting quotes off £40'000 to do what I'm doing myself, Its a lot of work, but I have learnt new skills and got a huge amount of satisfaction out of it. Good luck with your project, I'm still doing mine, should be ready to start caulking soon :) Dougie

+Yacht Orla... Yes the Fein, I bought one too when I re caulked the coach roof, expensive but what a bargain for time and effort.... I watched the last of your clips with the router, now that looks like a pain in the A, possibly the worse job and time consuming of it all.??? Is there no other way to deepen the tracks where the caulk goes.? Great series, hope to see more.. Warren

+legend343 Re-routing the grooves so they are all the same depth and width was the one job I was dreading, I spent a lot of time looking into other tools and asking the pro's and it basically came down to what I'm doing. It is quite daunting at first, but you soon get into a system that works. The big areas are not to bad its the areas round hatches and deck fitting which slow the whole thing down. Its still very easy to make a mistake with the router as I have found :( but all fixable) takes a surprising amount of concentration. Hoping to get back to Orla in the next few weeks when I hope to finish the routing and start cleaning the grooves ready for caulking......

+Maciej Mikulski Hello, nice strong boat the Trintella, make a good liveaboard, always liked them... I debated about replacing the screws because the deck is so well attached, but for all the cost involved I decided to replace them with SS pan heads. At least I know they are there :) When I started the work on my deck, the best thing I did was get the right tools, made a huge differance. No regrets spending the money on a good orbital sander and the Fein Multimaster. Good luck with your decks. Dougie

+Yacht Orla Thanks for the answer and yeah I agree on the tools - this is the basis. Have you also replaced the caulk sealing between the planks, or have you just "shaved" the caulk that was standing above the planks?

+Maciej Mikulski Hello again, I shaved the exess caulking prior to the first sanding, it made sanding much easier. I then removed all the exposed screws and re-drilled, re-screwed & re-plugged. The job I'm doing now is removing all the old caulking ( just posted video pt 5 about this) and routing out the grooves again. After that I will caulk the whole deck and then a final sanding, cant wait, almost there :) Cheers Dougie

I did so enjoy the vid. I have to say the epoxy is a bad idea, fills the screw philips head, a real bitch to get out. The music, just fantastic. great job folks, thanks

+Benjamin Hampton Hi Benjamin, LOL, thats not what I had in mind when I made the video, but I guess its an explanation :) Its really me having a go at my friend Warrren's cheese issues (private joke). Thanks for making me laugh.

Karen Engmark Hi Keren, Its a FEIN MultiMaster with a 5mm cutting blade attachment, they are very good, I'll be posting a video soon showing the tool in use, had to go to work for a couple off months, but I'll be back to the project soon.