Teak trim substitute?

reelfishin · Post by **reelfishin** » Sun May 31, 2009 9:16 pm

Our boat has plasteak on it and my son loves it. No maintenance. We did have a problem of it cracking after a few years. We had 3 pieces replaced for free from plasteak. We sent our original pieces to plasteak and they cut the would to fit our boat. Even drilled holes in it for us. We found out that you do not want to tighten the screws real tight on the plasteak. We tightened them down and then back them off a tad.
Something I would like to try is Waterlox.
http://www.waterlox.com/desktopmodules/ ... aspx?ct=27 I think this would solve many a boater problem of refinishing would the hardway. That is sanding the old off etc. Check it out.

ready123 · Post by **ready123** » Sun May 31, 2009 10:23 pm

reelfishin wrote: Something I would like to try is Waterlox.
http://www.waterlox.com/desktopmodules/ ... aspx?ct=27 I think this would solve many a boater problem of refinishing would the hardway. That is sanding the old off etc. Check it out.

Did you read this:
Not recommended for use on pressure-treated woods, or exterior horizontal surfaces in direct sunlight, such as decks.

JuiceClark · Post by **JuiceClark** » Mon Jun 01, 2009 11:43 am

I keep waiting for one of you more ambitious dudes to try that new fiberglass cloth that has the wood, steel, etc design printed on and you glass over it. What is that stuff called - anyone remember? I've linked it a few times but lost it. They had a bathtub on the front page that looked like a solid piece of mahogany.

JuiceClark · Post by **JuiceClark** » Mon Jun 01, 2009 11:59 am

JuiceClark wrote:I keep waiting for one of you more ambitious dudes to try that new fiberglass cloth that has the wood, steel, etc design printed on and you glass over it. What is that stuff called - anyone remember? I've linked it a few times but lost it. They had a bathtub on the front page that looked like a solid piece of mahogany.

Oops...nevermind I found it: http://www.chromaveil.com/5002tub.html

If the Federal Gov't gets much bigger, I might have to make a new camoflage boat to hide. Or if fishing regulations get any more punitive, maybe I'll make an ocean colored boat with a sky flybridge. Ha!

rossjo · Post by **rossjo** » Mon Jun 01, 2009 1:36 pm

Tat "chromaveil" looks great!

The Plasteak lumber is finally sort of striaight (it gets VERY flexible when the sun is on it), but the edges look like crap (deep grooves), and it certianly doesn't look like Teak ...

The owner of Plasteak (Bill, Tiara owner) called me, and said they would replace it with a straight piece, but that was a week ago and it hasn't come yet. I just cleaned up the teak again ...

I can't imagine anyone showing up on the docks with that "roll" of lumber to replace my teak ... they would be laughed out of Charleston.

ready123 · Post by **ready123** » Mon Jun 01, 2009 2:26 pm

I have to agree with you... they just don't look like wood.
I looked at both Plasteak and NUteak (which I preferred) and concluded they would really only be suitable for interior flooring. I just did not feel that the edges were satisfactory for the 'open' sides of an edging trim on the decks.
The look of real teak and holly flooring always brings me back to 'if your'e going to do it, do it right.'
So I'm saving up for the real wood way.

Dan Faith · Post by **Dan Faith** » Mon Jun 01, 2009 3:19 pm

As i put in earlier "they make great picnic tables". Swim platform is very practical, but for marine flooring and a quality job I agree with ready123 do the job right with the right materials.

reelfishin · Post by **reelfishin** » Mon Jun 01, 2009 8:28 pm

All I have to say is we love our plasteak. It does not require any maintenace and when you fish a lot that is a plus. Now for those who like to go through all the work that it takes to keep teak up , I say keep your teak. It does not look like real teak but it sure saves us time in maintenance. It also looks good too. Here is a picture of a 60 + lb Black Drum that we caught a week ago and you can see the plasteak. It looks good but does not look the same as teak.

rossjo · Post by **rossjo** » Tue Jun 02, 2009 12:09 pm

Nice drum by the way!

I was simply trying to replace the 1/2" x 1.5" trim pieces on the sides of the F32 cockpit.

I think Plasteak might work good for flooring, and for fishing ... but was surprised when it showed up in a roll - and the edges didn't look nice (deep grooves). perhaps the lumber or flooring you got was a better batch ...

The NUTEAK looks pretty interesting ... can't find any "lumber", just flooring ...
http://www.nuteak.com/materials.htm

reelfishin · Post by **reelfishin** » Tue Jun 02, 2009 9:19 pm

Wow, I like that nuteak, I think it would make a great flooring. Now I have to find a place to use it. LOL,

JuiceClark · Post by **JuiceClark** » Wed Jun 03, 2009 12:46 pm

I took a good look at that NuTeak at the IBEX boatbuilders show in Miami last fall and it really does look pretty good. I think that's as close as they'll ever get to making a board from plastic. Guys standing around there said it looks even better after you beat it up for a couple years. However, they said the negatives are it's like a frying pan on your feet when in the hot sun and, of course, it's very expensive.

So, for around the gunwhale where you don't touch it much and you don't need to buy much, it may be a really good idea.

rossjo · Post by **rossjo** » Mon Jun 08, 2009 9:07 am

I put the Plasteak on (they never did send a flat piece like they said they would)., and it looks OK, and will be easy to maintain.

rossjo · Post by **rossjo** » Tue Jun 30, 2009 1:18 pm

I guess this is why they never got back to me ...

Flexiteek wins patent infringement lawsuit

Boating Industry
Tuesday June 30, 2009

POMPANO BEACH, Fla. â€” Flexiteek, which manufactures a composite PVC-based marine decking system designed to resemble teak, has won a patent infringement lawsuit in U.S. District Court, the company said in a release.

On June 19 in a Southern District of Florida court, a jury ruled in favor of Flexiteek in a lawsuit against PlasTEAK and PlasDECK. The lawsuit, which was filed in June 2008, alleged that the Tek-Dek products formerly imported and sold by PlasTEAK, as well as PlasDECKâ€™s current line of synthetic teak decking product, infringed on a Flexiteek patent.
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The District Court ruled that the patent, known as the â€˜881 Patent, is valid and is owned by Flexiteek International AS.

The District Court also rendered a claims construction, according to Flexiteek, which defines what the claims and terms of the patent mean.

"The claims construction significantly broadened the scope of the â€˜881 Patent against any and all potential infringers," Flexiteek reported in a statement. "Shortly, the Court will issue an injunction prohibiting PlasTEAK and PlasDECK from making, marketing and selling the infringing products. The injunction will also apply to all the PlasDECK distributors and installers around the world."

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