How to recaulk teak on helmsman seat

The caulking at my helmsman seat is a bit bad so I sand the whole thing and put in some new caulking, the procedure is :
1. cut the caulking loose in the edges with a utility knife
2. pull out the caulking with the reefing hook
3. sand the whole surface with grid 100
4. sand the caulking seams with TDS seam sander (grid 40)
5. remove dust and degrease with acetone
6. apply TDS bond braker tape (3.5 mm) in the bottom of the groove
7. apply SIS 440 Teak deck caulking
8. sand with grid 60 and then grid 100

[@ronsykes1]

Well done Tino, a useful video. As you say, you should not pressure wash teak decks as it raises the grain and thins the planks. Suggest you should call the Fugue caulking as a more understandable English word.

[@bruce065]

simply thank you Tino for this new tuto

[@erikvrolijk3614]

Thanks Tino, for this video! Have the same problem on my bav 30 with the teak.

[@twiper]

Yes I know it's a well known problem on a lot of boats, but think it is mainly due to improper maintenance.

[@michaelgelpi7120]

Thank you Tino! Excellent video on yet another project I want to do on my BavCruiser33. I hope I have as much patience as you, it does looks a bit tedious.

[@twiper]

The hard part is to remove the old caulking, think a long stretch is more easy to repair.

[@SailingAurora]

Great video Tino, really informative and well put together:)

[@DSW11UG]

The English word "fugue" stands for a piece of music (from J.S. Bach for example), "(face) joint" ist the correct term in this case;-)...

[@pblnlpalu]

Now you are busy with your seat, maybe you should make it also floatable. When the original seat dumps into the water it will sink. If you glue with sikaflex under the seat a foam layer of the size of te seat, it will float when it falls in the water and you csn recover it without damage. New one costs like 700 euros. The cutting of the foam you can do with a wire and a small 12 v battery. Greetz, Paul

[@twiper]

Yes I know they sell the helmsman seats at SVB and also know a lot of people drop them overboard. Maybe a good idea to apply someting there is keeping the seat floating in the water :)

[@pblnlpalu]

@@twiper Friend of mine Eric applied the foam under his seat (its about 6 cm thick foam) and dropped it in the water for a test and floated.

[@eriknjessen]

Hej Tino! Hyggeligt at se en dansker med en Bavaria youtube kanal. Jeg bor i San Francisco og har en 2001 Bavaria 40 som vi sejler rundt til de mange dejlige marinaer der er her i området. Nyder at se dine "boat project" videoer, som giver mig blod på tanden til at starte flere projekter selv. Tak!

[@twiper]

Super :) Ja en af de grunde til at jeg laver videoerne er også for at hjælpe med at løse de problemer mange mennesker har.

[@eriknjessen]

​@@twiper Hej Tino. 2 hurtige spørgsmål 1) på min Bavaria synes jeg teaken er ret tynd (3-5 mm). Teaken er meget ujævn så jeg bliver nok nødt til at slibe en del. Hvor mange mm sleb du af? 2) Har du tænkt dig at efterbehandle med teak sealer eller lignende? Her i USA er Sikkens Cetol populær.

[@twiper]

Jeg sleb så lidt så muligt på teaken, så tror kun vi snakker max ½ mm. Hvis det er meget ujævnt skal man nok slibe en del mere men teak træet er meget hårdt dvs. man ikke bare lige sliber det ned. Jeg efterbehandler ikke teak træet, anvender kun farveløs Gori 22 mod råd og svamp en gang om året. Ud over det bruger jeg bare saltvand eller normal vask med Hempels båd shampoo

[@sedatdemir3340]

Hi Tino, Could you please edit these comments in English? I read all of them, and get some notes :) Thanks a lot.

[@bruce065]

could you do a little tuto: how to lubricate selden mast system? thanks

[@SailingAurora]

Yes please :) I second that

[@twiper]

Yes I'll make a video in the spring on that subject

[@pserewa3422]

Hi, what is the width of each groove between each teak plank? 3mm? 4mm? Or 5mm? Thank you

[@sedatdemir3340]

Hi Tino, I wanna ask 2 questions: 1.After you apply SIS 440, I think you pressurize on it with your finger (etc.) to lay down caulking properly between teak layers? 2.How long you wait to detach the masking tapes after applying SIS 440? (I think, if you detach while caulking is not totaly dried, it smudges and makes teaks dirty a lot.) Actually I wonder if you try to detach them (such as) after 24 hours, do they get sticked SIS 440 not to detach smoothly and you have to cut them with knife in the straight line? Thanks. Sedat DEMİR

[@twiper]

When the SIS 440 was applyed I smoothed it over with a spatula, so lightly it was not pushed down too much. The masking tape was removed around 30 min after the SIS 440 was applyed but don't think it is necessary to apply tape, only in the edge between the gelcoat and the teak.

[@sedatdemir3340]

@@twiper thanks for your reply. I plan to use masking tape on all of the teaks lest the surface get dirt of SIS 440? (Of course it is possible to sand the dirts by grinder, but the layer thickness of the teak is getting thin each time you grind.) If I wait long enough for SIS 440, then I pull the tapes, what will happen? Can I detach the masking tape off the SIS 440 easily or the masking tape and SIS 440 get sticky stiffly?

[@twiper]

@@sedatdemir3340 If the masking tape sits until the SIS 440 is dry I think it would be difficult to remove. The teak wood is very hard and you won´t sand much away when sanding the surface. It is also possible to remove the excess caulking with a multicutter so you don't remove any wood, then sand the rest with some fine sandpaper to remove any black spots from the caulking. Check out the fein multicutter here : kzbin.info/www/bejne/ipK1nYZ7fM11js0

[@derekjamesmiddleton2965]

Tino,, great videos, could you please talk about your auto helm system and show the components please. ALSO, I have the same boat in THAILAND, you’re welcome to join me for sailing if you’re in Bangkok. Keep up the great videos. Kind regards.

[@twiper]

Yes I'll make a video regarding the auto helm system. And yes I'll swing by if I'm in Bangkok, I will try to contact you if so :)