Swim Platform Fake Teak Removal

[BradS]

Any ideas on removing the fake teak from the swim platform to replace with something different. Gets extremely hot.

 

[AllDodge]

Heat gun and acetone to clean glue off

 

[tpenfield]

Wait until it gets really hot and then start to pull it up

 

[Comodave]

I would start with a heat gun and a putty knife. And hopefully it will come off with that. I suspect there will be quite a bit of residue left on the swim platform. You may need to sand it off before you recover the platform with some other product. It will be quite a bit of work. Maybe just keep a bucket to scoop water on the present surface to keep it cooler…

 

[bshep]

I did this on my 2015 45Y and regretted it. The project started by wanting to replace the stock dinghy chocks because they were trip hazards on the swim platform. So I got drop-in chocks instead which worked great but then there were two white flat metal bars left on the platform from the standard chocks. When I had those removed (mistake) it left big mounting holes exposed on the swim platform and a stripe of the vinyl decking that was ruined underneath. So that led to the idea to fully replace the vinyl decking with Sea-Dek. However, when the installer removed the factory vinyl decking the adhesive underneath was essentially impossible to remove. He tried solvents and sanding. The challenge was getting it smooth enough that any bumps or ridges would not eventually show through the new decking. After some time (and money) it was good enough. However the poor surface underneath showed through the seams in the Sea-Dek installation which looked bad. I sold the boat before trying to address that. So it turned out to be a much bigger project than I anticipated and with results I wasn’t really happy with.

The pics are before, after removing the original decking, and with the new SeaDek.

 

[GSENT]

There is no easy way to remove the glue. I helped another boater remove a bad piece and he ended up grinding the non-skid off the step to prepare the surface for the new piece. It may have been installed with 3M 5200 as the glue was tough as nails. The new installation was very clean and professional. I am told that if you do not remove all the glue, it will show through the new material and possibly be lumpy. Good Luck.

 

[Fossil Fuel]

Sea deck is crap, everything excluded in their warranty happened in the first few months. Ripped it out, threw in the trash. Put in infinity snap in carpet. The glue took forever to get off the non skid. Goo Gone i sq foot at a time. Oh did I mention shrinkage, peeling up...ect. OH and did I mention the factory shop in Key Largo did the install.....

 

[sbdennis]

We just throw a wet towel down when it gets too hot.

 

[ckatek]

I self installed SeaDek directly over the teak. Removing the teak appeared to be a likely frustrating task. If you go that route, request SeaDek do three panels, not 5 like mine was broken up. This will eliminate you seeing the teak through breaks in the Seadek. I have had the SeaDek one season, and have not had any issues. Cooler, and less slippery (most importantly) that the teak, which burned feet.

 

[Comodave]

We put SeaDek on our boat last winter and love it.

 

[sgilfus]

I just did Marine Mat. Excellent product.. it is reinforced with threading in the mat so it's a single rip removal (I believe patented), meaning the EVA foam will come up in one piece later on and not in little pieces. DIY project and they already had a perfect fit template for my Formula 34 PC. Most people just splash a little water on this type of flooring if it gets too warm. 1000% better than bare non-skid fiberglass and looks cooler as well.

 

[sgilfus]

Ignore the overlap in the second picture - this was mid project and I had yet to remove the backing and place the lower cockpit pieces down yet.

 

[Fixinbones]

What manufacturer of decking does Formula use for the faux teak?