In total, I used some 1200 new screws and teak plugs, injected about 2 liter of epoxy in the screw holes and after deepening and cleaning most of the grooves, I refilled them with about 25 cartridges of caulk. After that the deck was sanded three times with coarse and fine grain sanding paper.
Key is to have professional tools available! My main tools were a cordless drill with a special driller to deepen the holes for the screws, an oscillating multi-tool for cutting off caulk, for deepening the grooves and for sanding some parts which are difficult to reach and a professional orbital sander.
I am very happy with the result. Ok - I confess, there are here and there some parts which look 'less-professional' but I have also seen sloppy and careless craftsmanship delivered by professionals. This includes the deck renovation done by a professional company some 10 years ago when they not only used lousy caulking material which already started dissolving after 3-5 years but also have not exchanged many screws/plugs or applied new caulking without completely removing the old one.
I am very happy with the result. Ok - I confess, there are here and there some parts which look 'less-professional' but I have also seen sloppy and careless craftsmanship delivered by professionals. This includes the deck renovation done by a professional company some 10 years ago when they not only used lousy caulking material which already started dissolving after 3-5 years but also have not exchanged many screws/plugs or applied new caulking without completely removing the old one.
Doing it myself, at least I know that the deck structure is completely sealed and protected. With occasional smaller repairs the remaining teak should last another 7-10 years.
T-Fish now needs an intensive cleaning and polishing which she will get in the next days before heading to Sardinia.
Greetings from a very happy skipper!
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