teak floors

photo finish · Post by **photo finish** » Thu Jan 27, 2005 1:17 pm

Does anyone have teak floors? now that i have my cabinets out to get the new engines in i am having them resurfaced.i am trying to decide what to do with the flooring.as of now i have cheap carpet that i have to roll up to access hatches.so i would like to either get carpet with the hatches cut out or teak. Tim Stamm Photo Finish 1981 33' Bertram FBC

franklyprice · Post by **franklyprice** » Thu Jan 27, 2005 2:06 pm

Tim, http://www.maritimewoodproducts.com/company.asp Try these guys. They have great wood and are local to you. I removed my carpet and will be putting in teak and holly plywood this winter. I had originally planned to do planks but came to my senses in time and figured if the plywood was good enough for new boats costing a half mil or so, it may suffice in my boat. I really am glad to get the old smelly carpet out.It was not doing the boat any good. If you do go with the teak and holly plywood, let me know, we can compare notes. I was planning to seal it completely on all sides with clear epoxy and then eurethane the top.On the edges at the stairs and hatches, I planned to use solid pieces and either steam bend them or laminate them in shape. I see a lot of aluminum or stainless edging but to me it looks a bit cheap.Of course I may come to my senses on that also and just buy the edging and screw it on....Maybe it won't look so cheap after all. Oh, One more thing . Plan to make the piece in front of the refrigerator removable if you have a tight fit. Mine won't come out unless the floor is clear in front of it, but it's a su-zero, I beieve the earlier boats had a different brand. Frank Price

photo finish · Post by **photo finish** » Thu Jan 27, 2005 3:12 pm

nice web site. Frank have you ran any price estimates? Tim Stamm Photo Finish 1981 33' Bertram FBC

lobsta1 · Post by **lobsta1** » Thu Jan 27, 2005 4:15 pm

Tim If you go the plywood route, here is a link for you. Good people to deal with. The teak I used for my cabin trim came from them. http://www.buckwoodcraft.com/marine_plywood.htm Al 1978 33 FBC NITES OFF

franklyprice · Post by **franklyprice** » Fri Jan 28, 2005 1:51 am

Tim, I plan to do the work myself so all I wanted was the material prices. The separate planks would have cost about $1000.00 and of course would have taken a bunch of time. The plywood is about $200.00 a sheet for 3/8" and for my boat I think would need 3 sheets. I've checked a few places and the prices don't vary much which leads me to believe that there aren't many different manufacturers of the plywood and they all could, in fact, be selling the same stuff.I wouldn't be surprised if your boat has a bit more floor space, you should measure carefully. Frank Price

Post by **Admin** » Fri Jan 28, 2005 5:27 am

Frank, with as much teak as our boats already have, is it not a little too much with the floors also, or do they have a different stain on them? David Sumich Bertram33.com Forum Administrator

franklyprice · Post by **franklyprice** » Fri Jan 28, 2005 1:01 pm

David,My interior is oak, not sure about yours. You have a point but in my mind the floors on a boat should just not be carpet. Plus I'm not sure that old grey blue carpet matched much anyway. Heck, I already made a new entry door for mine out of mahogany, I actually don't think there's such a thing as too much wood inside a boat. Frank Price

Post by **Admin** » Fri Jan 28, 2005 5:30 pm

Yeah, like I'd know teak from oak anyway. [:D] I guess what I mean is are the stains on them different, so it isn't all similar? I'm just curious what it looks like. I'm sure its nice, it is pretty hard to make these interiors look bad. That reminds me of a funny story about my interior. Two weeks ago we left the boat open for the day (the cabin door), and apparently a Snowy Egret got inside the cabin and freaked out because we had all these little tears and scratches in the material on the bulk head. Very weird. David Sumich Bertram33.com Forum Administrator

photo finish · Post by **photo finish** » Fri Jan 28, 2005 5:47 pm

my interior walls are an oak laminate which i do not like .i do have alot of nice teak trim and some nice teak cabinets.I have to agree with Frank that carpet on a boat doesnt make sense. moisture mildew mold i have allergies which would explain why i dont have carpet in my house either.I think teak floors in a boat are beautiful.I would not put it on the exterior anywhere due to the maintenence. unfortunately my swim platform is teak.but inside i dont think there is much maitenence and should outlast 10 carpets and add elegance and value to the boat. Tim Stamm Photo Finish 1981 33' Bertram FBC

franklyprice · Post by **franklyprice** » Sat Jan 29, 2005 3:31 am

David, You must have seen teak and holly floors before?They are the strips of 2"wide dark wood with a 1/4" wide light colored strip placed between each of the darker ones. It is a classic sole(floor) in sail boats and was originally made to have the holly(light wood) a liitle proud of the teak to give a toe hold when the boat was healing over. Today the holly is actually maple and doesn't stick up for a toe hold but the look is essentially the same. Teak is a beautiful wood when it has a finish and doesn't need a stain for color, although when we use a teak oil on teak outside, the makers of the oil usually put a light stain in with the oil. When I work with woods , I prefer not to stain them, especially teak and other dark woods like mahogany, they have a beautiful rich color that looks better as they darken with age. My cabin door is stunning without stain, just clear. I will try to get pics one of these days to post here. Frank Price

photo finish · Post by **photo finish** » Sat Jan 29, 2005 5:08 am

Frank , do you seal the floors at all and if so would you do that before or after install. Tim Stamm Photo Finish 1981 33' Bertram FBC

franklyprice · Post by **franklyprice** » Sat Jan 29, 2005 5:32 am

Tim, I'm planning to seal them on all sides with epoxy first before installation. It's important that water doesn't get into the laminate around the edges or from the bottom. The only problem with the epoxy is that it won't stand up to sunlight so you need to coat the exposed sufaces with a UV inhibiting product over the epoxy(like most decent eurethanes) If you want to do this yourself, it's not all that dificult , with the exception of the final coats of eurethane that should be very smooth and glossy. I have a slight advantage in that I can make all the floors and then finish them in my spray booth so I can control the amount of dust and the temp. to some degree. Frank Price

lobsta1 · Post by **lobsta1** » Sun Feb 20, 2005 7:11 pm

Frank, I went to the Boulter plywood site. They don't list a 3/8" teak/holly ply but do show a 1/2" for $175. http://www.boulterplywood.com/ Al 1978 33 FBC NITES OFF

franklyprice · Post by **franklyprice** » Mon Feb 21, 2005 2:05 am

Thanks Al, That's the way I'll go.Their prices seam to be the best too. I've now added them to my favorites list. Frank Price

Post by **Admin** » Mon Feb 21, 2005 12:21 pm

I just got a quote for the teak/holly flooring, and it came out to $6K. Is that about what you guys are seeing? If I got them done, I don't think I would want the traditional teak/holly look actually. I think I would go with the reverse look, like a white oak with walnut strip. At least that kind of look to keep it lighter. Not sure what woods I could actaully use in this marine application. David Sumich Bertram33.com Forum Administrator