Aw thank you ! We don’t understand either lol. But it’s all about the YT algorithm… Perhaps because we aren’t 20somethin’s with medical enhancements and unlimited budgets 😂😂 Well keep doin what we’re doin and hopefully grow! We’d appreciate you sharing with anyone you think may enjoy our vids & liking and commenting always helps too 💜💪👌
I love you two. Your sense of humour, sense of each other and your positive approach to the work on the boat could be taken up by a lot of others on TH-cam. I've been watching since you first acquired your boat and I love your path to perfection. Sadly I've been very ill over the last 2 years or I would've already been in the Caribbean. But now I'm getting much better and aim to sail out in 2025. So I may even see you. Thanks again, David
Thank you so much David , this is such a beautiful comment to receive!! Sometimes we don’t know how our videos and personalities are coming across to our viewers but we’re so happy to get this feedback! Thanks so much for following along for so long - OG status !!!!!
You can rip the wood off with the screws still in.use visegrip to unscrew the screws or a claw hammer or crowbar.I done a couple boats already so have experience 😉
Jeff, seeing you rant about "screw heads and why" gave me a goid chuckle. When you have a moment look on youtube for a clip of Arthur on the "King of Queens" when he develops the Arthur Head screw driver. - Looking forward to seeing the completed project. - You two stay safe.
Sad to see the teak go, but it is very thin, and the screws and bungs were really in poor condition. Although I personally love the teak decks if they are well maintained, in your case it was badly needed. Have a HR352 myself and have just spent a massive amount of time on refurbishing my teak deck, replacing damaged teak, thoroughly cleaning out all the grooves, and finally recaulked the entire deck. It was a hellish experience, but I’m very happy with the result. My deck is approximately 10 mm, screws have been lowered and bungs replaced. Areas where I had water intrusion were opened from underneath, and core material replaced. You however could easily open from above. Pay special attention to areas where there is plywood installed, such as under the windlass, genoa tracks, rear cabin vent etc. A tool to measure moisture is needed. Good luck with your project!
We are sad about it too , but as you mentioned also, it’s for the greater good and preservation of the vessel ! Joco is our home and we plan to be on her for a long time so we need to ensure she’s watertight. We have a small budget so upgrades and repairs come slowly for us lol. Our channel is a slow grower so it’s hard to keep up with the expenses but we’re trying our best. Where there’s a will there’s a way right ? The job you did sounds fantastically strenuous also! How long did all that take you?
I’m also on a limited budget, but since I consider my teak deck to be rather thick, I’m trying to save it for as long as possible. In my view it can last for many more years if monitored and looked after properly. If a deck is neglected and poorly repaired, great problems will arise. And also, as it seems in your case, when the teak is so thin, there is not much else to do than to tear it off. Sad but necessary. My deck project took me several months of preparations and some two months of intense and really taxing work under a tarp (on my knees for hours in the summer sun) to finalise. I’m planning to put up a series of videos on the project eventually, but have not yet had the time for editing. Looking forward seeing how your project develops and hope you will be successful! Best, Christofer
Thanks Chris ! Your deck def sounds more intact than ours and worth saving. Look forward to your vids if you have the time to post them ! Let us know if you do 👌👌👌
THE MOST IMPORTANT THING to do, once the teak deck is removed , is to measure the level of moisture of the core!!! If the core is wet you need to replace it. Good luck.
And, so it begins…looking forward to seeing the progress. We just got the Ansel brand of gloves (from Grainger). They come in different thicknesses that do provide more dexterity
OooOo ! In the end I don’t think Jeff used his gloves more than a handful *pun intended* of times ! Silly boy ! Miss you guys, we were talkin yesterday we need to get on that FaceTime chat asap
lol not you too 😂😂😂 What type of boat do YOU have ? 😉 JOCO’S gonna look sooo good afterwards ! (And be less maintenance and way less hot on the feet & interior)
@@sailingjoco we have self built Endurance type of boat about 40ft maybe a bit more. It has wooden core hull and it’s fiberglassed all over. Same technique what Ran sailing is doing but ours was splashed in 1994 I think
Oh wow nice ! Jeff loves that technique - he says if we ever built our own he would follow that method too! Dont even wanna ask how long it took you to build it but we ARE curious ….
When I said "not teak please", I meant only that no one should use teak for anything, because there is only one teak tree still standing in the world. Ok; there is more than one, but just the thought of cutting down one more old-growth tree, just to adorn some ones deck or lawn furniture, seems decadent to me. Especially when there are much better materials to use. Like the bamboo I sourced from a farm in Viet Nam. Nautors Swan was familiar with using pressure treated bamboo long before I asked the question.😁😆Does this qualify as a rant?
I really do not understand why you have so few subscribers. I totally enjoy your videos.
Aw thank you !
We don’t understand either lol. But it’s all about the YT algorithm…
Perhaps because we aren’t 20somethin’s with medical enhancements and unlimited budgets 😂😂
Well keep doin what we’re doin and hopefully grow! We’d appreciate you sharing with anyone you think may enjoy our vids & liking and commenting always helps too 💜💪👌
I love you two. Your sense of humour, sense of each other and your positive approach to the work on the boat could be taken up by a lot of others on TH-cam. I've been watching since you first acquired your boat and I love your path to perfection. Sadly I've been very ill over the last 2 years or I would've already been in the Caribbean. But now I'm getting much better and aim to sail out in 2025. So I may even see you. Thanks again, David
Thank you so much David , this is such a beautiful comment to receive!! Sometimes we don’t know how our videos and personalities are coming across to our viewers but we’re so happy to get this feedback! Thanks so much for following along for so long - OG status !!!!!
That would be great to see you out here in 2025, keep us posted !!
You can rip the wood off with the screws still in.use visegrip to unscrew the screws or a claw hammer or crowbar.I done a couple boats already so have experience 😉
You know Jeff - he likes to do things meticulously and in order 😂
We were also able to keep track of all the screws this way !
Jeff, seeing you rant about "screw heads and why" gave me a goid chuckle. When you have a moment look on youtube for a clip of Arthur on the "King of Queens" when he develops the Arthur Head screw driver.
- Looking forward to seeing the completed project.
- You two stay safe.
Haha this is great ! Thanks for the comment Jeffrey ; we knew you’d ‘get’ Jeff’s humour 😂💪 we’ll check that clip out this eve !
I hope that’s all the soft spots you find . What a job .
It’s a massive undertaking for sure - we must be crazy haha !
Thanks for watching , stay tuned to find out more
Great start.
Thanks Dan ! (And for the multiple comments 💪💪💪)
I forgot...thanks for the great content.:)
You are so welcome ! Glad you’re enjoying it
Sad to see the teak go, but it is very thin, and the screws and bungs were really in poor condition. Although I personally love the teak decks if they are well maintained, in your case it was badly needed. Have a HR352 myself and have just spent a massive amount of time on refurbishing my teak deck, replacing damaged teak, thoroughly cleaning out all the grooves, and finally recaulked the entire deck. It was a hellish experience, but I’m very happy with the result. My deck is approximately 10 mm, screws have been lowered and bungs replaced. Areas where I had water intrusion were opened from underneath, and core material replaced. You however could easily open from above. Pay special attention to areas where there is plywood installed, such as under the windlass, genoa tracks, rear cabin vent etc. A tool to measure moisture is needed. Good luck with your project!
We are sad about it too , but as you mentioned also, it’s for the greater good and preservation of the vessel ! Joco is our home and we plan to be on her for a long time so we need to ensure she’s watertight. We have a small budget so upgrades and repairs come slowly for us lol.
Our channel is a slow grower so it’s hard to keep up with the expenses but we’re trying our best. Where there’s a will there’s a way right ?
The job you did sounds fantastically strenuous also! How long did all that take you?
I’m also on a limited budget, but since I consider my teak deck to be rather thick, I’m trying to save it for as long as possible. In my view it can last for many more years if monitored and looked after properly. If a deck is neglected and poorly repaired, great problems will arise. And also, as it seems in your case, when the teak is so thin, there is not much else to do than to tear it off. Sad but necessary.
My deck project took me several months of preparations and some two months of intense and really taxing work under a tarp (on my knees for hours in the summer sun) to finalise. I’m planning to put up a series of videos on the project eventually, but have not yet had the time for editing. Looking forward seeing how your project develops and hope you will be successful! Best, Christofer
Thanks Chris !
Your deck def sounds more intact than ours and worth saving.
Look forward to your vids if you have the time to post them ! Let us know if you do 👌👌👌
THE MOST IMPORTANT THING to do, once the teak deck is removed , is to measure the level of moisture of the core!!! If the core is wet you need to replace it. Good luck.
Yes we plan to do that.
However , our core is foam and doesn’t rot so that’s some consideration 👌
If we had wood core then 100%!!!
And, so it begins…looking forward to seeing the progress.
We just got the Ansel brand of gloves (from Grainger). They come in different thicknesses that do provide more dexterity
OooOo ! In the end I don’t think Jeff used his gloves more than a handful *pun intended* of times ! Silly boy ! Miss you guys, we were talkin yesterday we need to get on that FaceTime chat asap
@@sailingjoco lol!! Just let us know- we are just chillin’ and working on small projects since the hard top is secured to Oleta!!
So happy you guys got that done , we’ve been MIA lately but still always thinkin of our friends :)
Never ever have a boat with teak deck;) I feel for you
lol not you too 😂😂😂
What type of boat do YOU have ? 😉
JOCO’S gonna look sooo good afterwards ! (And be less maintenance and way less hot on the feet & interior)
@@sailingjoco we have self built Endurance type of boat about 40ft maybe a bit more. It has wooden core hull and it’s fiberglassed all over. Same technique what Ran sailing is doing but ours was splashed in 1994 I think
Oh wow nice !
Jeff loves that technique - he says if we ever built our own he would follow that method too!
Dont even wanna ask how long it took you to build it but we ARE curious ….
I put it between 12 and 1500 screws. You should give away a T-Shirt or something to who ever guesses the closest.
lol you’d probably be right ;-)
We’ve been meaning to figure out some Joco Swag, would love to be able to do that !
You planning to keep the teak in the cockpit?
It’s not in too good condition so we’ll have to figure out a plan for that !
You can rip the wood off with the screws in.way faster the pull screws with a claw hammer or a crowbar
We didn’t want to accidentally hurt the gel coat /glass underneath so we went for the slow route. It worked ! Just slower lol
When I said "not teak please", I meant only that no one should use teak for anything, because there is only one teak tree still standing in the world. Ok; there is more than one, but just the thought of cutting down one more old-growth tree, just to adorn some ones deck or lawn furniture, seems decadent to me. Especially when there are much better materials to use. Like the bamboo I sourced from a farm in Viet Nam. Nautors Swan was familiar with using pressure treated bamboo long before I asked the question.😁😆Does this qualify as a rant?
Haha ! I think it does qualify yes , you’re entertaining to say the least!
Much faster
Keep the tips comin for fiberglassing !
Never buy a boat with a teak deck. Very easy.
Hard to say no to a HR tho !! What type of boat do you have?
X442 without teak deck. Was hard to find.
Cool - sounds like you got lucky !