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Teak alternatives: 4 options for decking that doesn’t cost the earth

• May 7, 2020

Rupert Holmes explains what’s wrong with the marine industry’s obsession with hardwood and looks at real world teak alternatives

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Everyone loves an immaculate teak deck. They look great at boat shows and at chic Mediterranean quays, as well as providing excellent non-slip properties in the most demanding of conditions.

However, teak also has drawbacks. Firstly it doesn’t last forever, especially if a modern, and likely relatively thin, teak deck is scrubbed regularly. At the extreme I’ve seen a deck lose 1mm of thickness each year through scrubbing. Given the high cost of replacement this can have a significant impact on a yacht’s resale value.

The material also easily absorbs heat from the sun, making it uncomfortable to walk on in bare feet when in the tropics or Mediterranean summer. This also contributes to heating the interior of the boat.

Ocean Cork is one of many firms to offer eco-friendly teak alternatives

Teak doesn’t look good from a sustainability perspective either. A key problem is illegal logging of rainforest in Myanmar, one of the only four countries in which the species grows. Unfortunately, a ban on importing this illegal timber into the EU hasn’t stopped the trade, as evidenced by court cases in countries including Denmark, Sweden, Germany and Holland following the discovery of illegally imported teak.

As a result, the only way to be absolutely certain a source of teak is sustainable is to use salvaged material (or to ensure that the teak can be GPS-traced back to stump).

Timber at risk

“Teak is now considered a high risk timber,” confirms Nigel Stuart, MD of Spirit Yachts . “We take our responsibility to the environment very seriously and we are not prepared to risk using unsustainable wood.”

Teak alternatives have been available for many years and are gaining wide acceptance. In many cases they also offer multiple advantages over real teak, including better longevity. Many can be factory-made to match a template or CAD file, which significantly reduces labour and installation costs, while customisation can extend to logos and boat names.

Available products can be split into four broad categories:

• Modified softwoods

Expanded foam

Many of these don’t absorb liquids and are therefore easy to keep clean as any dirt stays on the surface.

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Many manufacturers offer a range of colours, with the most popular being shades close to freshly-scrubbed teak, or silvered, weathered teak. The former can look amazing at boat shows, though in the real world it can maybe look incongruous to those who understand the damage regular scrubbing does to real teak.

We’ve tried to give indicative prices for different options, but these are exceptionally difficult to pin down. Different products may need vastly different amounts of labour, which obviously affects cost, while detailing and edging is a major factor in the price of factory-made panels. The total cost for boats of similar sizes can therefore vary dramatically depending on the complexity of each of the panel shapes.

1. PVC decks

This option has historically offered some of the most convincing alternative teak products, with the grain, texture, impact resistance and non-slip properties of the real thing. As a result many of the new yachts seen at boat shows actually have simulated teak decks made of PVC.

Flexiteek decking on the SW105 Kiboko III

Despite their slightly textured surface, which replicates the grain of real wood, dirt and stains stay on the surface of PVC decking, so it can be cleaned relatively easily with a wet cloth and maybe soapy water. Unlike real teak, which has a mix of hard and very soft fibres, PVC decks can also be pressure-washed. Another bonus is that damaged areas can be sanded back to reveal fresh material that looks new.

One of the best-known brand names, Flexiteek, is celebrating its 20th anniversary and is expanding rapidly, with demand consistently growing at 20% annually. The company now produces 80,000m 2 of its decking product each year.

The 2G version, launched six years ago, is fully recyclable, while microballoons are used in place of chalk filler, which reduces heat absorption (certain PVC deck types and colours have been known to get very hot in direct sun). Flexiteek is available in a standard 5mm thickness and 11 colours, with plank widths from 45mm-200mm to replicate everything from planking to covering boards and cappings.

Flexiteek says PVC experts suggest the surface may start to crack after 25-30 years, but no problems have been observed on 20-year-old decks so far and the life span may be considerably longer. High traffic areas can become glossy, but these can be gently coarse sanded back by hand to the original matt finish.

Esthec seamless decking installed on a Princess R35

Esthec is a part of composite floor specialist Bolidt, which makes flooring in any shape for industrial applications through to decking for ships. Dutch yard Saffier has been fitting Esthec to its range of daysailers since 2008.

“We made one deck with Esthec and set this right next to a real teak deck,” managing director Dennis Hennevanger remembers, having been immediately taken by the product. “We invited all the customers who had ordered a Saffier with teak deck and gave them the choice… they instantly all went for the Esthec deck.”

Saffier has since built nearly 500 yachts with Esthec decks, “all without any problems”. Hennevanger says it is not necessarily a cheaper option to teak, but thinks it should last forever.

Saffier’s SE37 daysailer is fitted with PVC decks from Esthec

“I also like the technical side of Esthec,” he adds. “It is made completely seamless [the caulking doesn’t go right through], so it is impossible to have any leakages.” Additional benefits are that it is maintenance free, with no fading, has excellent anti-slip properties and comes with a complete freedom of design.

PlasDeck is less well known in the UK but has been established for 15 years, offering a range of PVC products in 28 shades that look and feel like wood. The company holds patents for non-migratory plasticisers that are bound to the molecular structure. The product is therefore very UV resistant and remains elastic as the oils don’t evaporate over time.

Fungus inhibitors throughout the material hold back the formation of the green mould that can all too easily grows on real teak decks, especially during persistently damp winters.

Permateek decking on a Contest 38

Permateek is another popular brand name and has recently introduced new shades that better mimic the grain of real teak. From a sustainability perspective, a big drawback with PVCs is they are plastics and will therefore remain in the environment forever. To offset this Flexiteek plants one tree for every 10m 2 of product sold. Esthec, meanwhile is formed from natural components, without the harmful ingredients commonly found in PVCs.

Prices for PVC products tend to range from €150 to €1,000 per square metre, varying according to the design and size of each panel. As a guide, in the UK Permateek costs £150-£350/m 2 depending on the complexity of the design. This compares to a material cost of around £285/m 2 for 6mm teak – but don’t forget there’s far more labour involved in laying a real teak deck.

Gisatex offers a more economic PVC product, at €69 per square metre, but in a thinner textured, non-slip material that makes no attempt to match the grain of teak. The company, which has been established for 10 years, sells matched repair kits for €10 and says a “very long lifespan is expected.” Light weight is a further advantage, but custom panels are not available.

Gisatex sits at the lower end of the PVC price bracket

There’s an increasing trend towards cork decking, according to Piet van der Staay of Marinedeck 2000, especially among younger boat owners. It’s a natural product harvested from FSC certified forests, largely in Portugal.

Common advice is to look for a product with large cork grains as these cope better with impact. In any case the material is inherently resilient and is significantly better than teak at resisting wear and abrasion.

Cork is also is a good insulator, so decks remain comfortable to walk on even in strong sun. Over a three to five year period it will slowly take a light grey hue, but this can be sanded back to reveal the original colour.

Marinedeck claims that its decking is popular among younger boaters

Marinedeck 2000 consists of cork granules with a synthetic polyurethane binder. It’s produced under high pressure, which gives the feel of high-density material, but is still flexible and absorbs knocks well. It’s supplied as individual planks, or as preformed finished pieces with a standard thickness of 9mm. The company has been in operation since 1986 and says there are still decks in good condition from its early days. As a result van der Staay quotes a 40-year expected lifespan.

Prices for Marinedeck 2000 start at €320/m 2 (ex VAT) including adhesives, while custom panels cost €520/m 2 (ex. VAT).

Another supplier, Ocean Cork, produces 8mm planks as standard, but 4mm is available if weight is critical. Given it’s one of the lightest decking materials available, at only 2.4kg/m2, for cruisers the thinner option appears to offer little benefit. Prices start at €349 (inc. VAT) for 1m 2 DIY kit (including glue and caulking) and approx €400/m 2 (inc. VAT) for larger custom made panels.

Ocean Cork is available in 8mm and 4mm thickness

This is a material with a soft cushioned feel, excellent grip underfoot and good shock-absorbing properties. SeaDek, which is made from a closed-cell PE/EVA foam is popular throughout the racing world, from sportsboats to the America’s Cup and the Ocean Race. It can be made in custom panels and in different thicknesses and is manufactured with an effective acrylic-based pressure sensitive adhesive for quick peel-and-stick application.

SeaDek’s Jason Gardner says the large range of colour, thickness, density and design options means the price range can be very wide. Whether or not there’s already a pattern for that model of boat in the company’s database also impacts pricing.

Sean Roebuck of ProCast, SeaDek’s leading UK fabricator, says prices including VAT generally work out in the range of £114-£151/m 2 .

SeaDek is popular with ocean racers. Photo: Ainhoa Sanchez/VOR

Cer-Deck, sold by Italian company Ceredi, also has a soft, slightly cushioned feel, very high resistance to degradation in sunlight and is colour stable.

It is 6-8mm thick and is available with a strong 3M self-adhesive backing to minimise labour costs when fitting. Custom panels cost around €250/m 2 (ex. VAT).

Life expectancy for expanded foam materials is around five to seven years for harsh use, and longer for less-heavily used boats. On the downside these materials are susceptible to damage from impact or pets’ claws.

Cer-Deck has a soft, cushioned feel

Modified softwood

Lignia is the latest product to be launched on the market, based on pine grown in FSC certified forests. After harvesting, the timber is impregnated with resin, before being dried in a curing process to ensure the resin is locked in at a molecular level. This gives Lignia performance and durability that can surpass tropical hardwoods.

It has a similar appearance to teak and can be worked in the same way, but has an expected lifespan of 50 years. The impregnation of resin means end of life disposal is not as easy as for untreated timber – the recommended option is to use it as fuel in biomass generating plants.

Anyone who saw the Spirit 50CR at last year’s Southampton Boat Show can attest that a quality yacht with Lignia decks will look stunning. It also has the benefit in being faster to dry than teak, which is handy in areas used for seating. Material costs are a little less than for teak, with typical savings around 5-20%. However, Lignia decks are just as labour intensive to lay as real teak.

Lignia, shown to great effect here on the decks of the Spirit 50CR, is a real softwood product treated to give it the appearance and longevity of teak

Price gauge

Tye Conway of UK-based decking specialist Elite-Teak says that typical installed prices in the UK are often lower than elsewhere in northern Europe, with many jobs falling into the following price ranges (ex. VAT) per square metre:

Synthetic teak: £200-£300 Foam decking: £150-£200 Cork decking: £200-£300 Real teak decking: £500-£600

Teak-effect solar panels

Italian solar panel manufacturer Solbian has a range of panels with a pigmented layer that creates different colour schemes. The teak option reduces output by only 6-8% compared to an equivalent standard panel, while custom sizes and shapes can be created without increasing prices.

The upcoming Spirit 44E will be fitted with teak-effect solar panels

The company has been working on projects with major boat manufacturers – the panels will be used, for instance, on the locker hatches of the aft deck of the Spirit 44E that’s currently in build. Solbian is also developing a version of the teak-effect panel with a non-slip finish.

Colour shades can also be matched to products of companies such as Flexiteek. Prices are typically 50% to 60% above those for the company’s standard solar panels .

First published in the April 2020 edition of Yachting World.

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Teak decking has long been regarded a superyacht’s crowning glory, but the controversy around “conflict wood” from Myanmar forced the industry to come up with ethical and sustainable alternatives. Marilyn Mower speaks to the pioneers leading a new wave of deck innovation.

We’ve known for decades that teak decking, the golden crown of a fine private yacht, has become problematic. Particularly contentious is old-growth Myanmar (Burmese) teak, or Tectona Grandis . It may be the highest-quality, most durable teak in the world, known for its warm colour and superior water resistance, but it is also clouded in environmental and humanitarian controversy.

Rumours of mass destruction of forests and exploitation of the Burmese people began filtering west in the 1960s, about the time the country dissolved into a military dictatorship. Tumultuous years followed, then, in 2021, after a brief period of stability, things took a turn for the worse when a regime with a brutal ethnic-cleansing programme took control (it still holds a grip over the country today). Bent on financing itself, it instilled a state-controlled timber monopoly, allowing traders to indiscriminately log as long as the government got a share of the profit. At the current rate of logging, the Environmental Investigation Agency (EIA) warns that the country will lose its forests by 2035.

Over the years the US and EU have implemented various bans and regulations to prevent illegally harvested Myanmar teak from entering their markets. In June this year, the EU Timber Regulation, which sought to curb imports based on a somewhat voluntary due diligence, was replaced by a new broader and stricter methodology. Now any operator or trader who places these commodities on the EU market, or who exports from it, must prove that the products do not originate from recently deforested land or have contributed to forest degradation.

All these interruptions in sales of Burmese teak led to scarcity and rarity, resulting in a hike in prices, which simply heightened the demand for it. It also created an explosion of new teak plantations in other countries where it has always grown naturally but in smaller quantities.

Plantation teak has been touted as a solution, but it’s not quick-growing. Plant a teak tree today and it will be 30 to 50 years until it can be harvested. Even then, compared to the lumber from an 80- or 100-year-old forest tree, there are differences. While hardly noticeable in furniture, when it comes to decks, boards milled from young trees are shorter and narrower and the grain is not as tightly packed. The other issue is that the expansion of teak plantations – when not responsibly managed – can contribute to deforestation as well as the elimination of naturally biodiverse rainforest habitat and the people and animals that depend on it.

While the superyacht industry is a bit player in the global teak market, it is a high-visibility target for those who could criticise its environmental footprint. One company making a stance is UK design firm Harrison Eidsgaard , which says that teak as a deck material makes them “uncomfortable”. “While durability is paramount for all the obvious reasons, we feel owners should be involved in the thought process and discussion [of] alternatives,” says co-founder Ewa Eidsgaard.

Alternatives include ethically sourced teak, exotic woods, farmed hardwoods chemically treated to stop rot and imitation teak (man-made “composite” wood, often made up of wood fibres blended with plastic or glue) but, Eidsgaard points out, each of them has an environmental impact.

“Ethically sourced teak is scarce,” she says. The problem is that there are not enough officially audited forests to supply all the teak needed to meet demand. As Eidsgaard says, “The next batch of lots of teak trees is not going to come up any time soon.” Exotic woods or chemically treated hardwoods also trigger questions about future recycling and imitation teak is PVC based, “and that opens a different can of worms”.

Marnix Hoekstra, co-creative director of Vripack , notes that he’s surprised how “addicted” people – including himself – are to the look of teak decks on a yacht and how difficult it is proving to step away from them. “I think [decks are] one of the largest surfaces on a yacht and are very undeveloped from a design perspective. At the same time, we do have to acknowledge that it is a working surface for the crew, so it is not only aesthetics, but durability and non-skid qualities are very important,” he says. “Alternatives with those qualities are scarce. At the same time, it’s up to us as designers to make the world see how it could be different.” Farmed hardwood, for example, is perfectly usable from a technical perspective, but “global demand is so high that it is impossible for the foreseeable years that we will have enough forests to meet demand”.

For Vripack, it isn’t sufficient to just use less teak in a design proposal. Instead, they suggest a different solution. “From day one, I am not forcing the client to make a choice; I am giving them something which is greater than the original,” says Hoekstra. As an example, he cited a 60-metre Vripack explorer currently in construction where they consciously chose a synthetic decking material called Esthec. “We use it in a very innovative way. It absolutely resembles the finish you are used to, but [with the patterns we have made] it is not a copy of a teak deck.”

Esthec is a patented thermoset (heat-hardened) material that, unlike many composites, uses biomaterials and doesn’t contain PVC or wood. Marcel van der Spek co-founded Esthec in 2007. “Despite the fact that sustainability has been part of the conversation for five years, builders are finally asking about synthetics because teak isn’t available, and the ones who stockpiled teak three years ago are realising that won’t last,” he says. Esthec’s recipe is continually being refined, he says. “Our goal is to be completely bio-based by the end of 2024. We don’t import anything from India or China and our factory is not more than 350 kilometres away from where we obtain our raw materials, so that [reduces] our CO2 footprint.”

On Project Zero , currently under construction at Vitters , Vripack appeased the owner’s desire for wood differently. Following considerable research they selected Tesumo, an engineered product made from a fast-growing African tree that matures in 50 years or roughly one-third the time of premium teak. “I think we will be using it on all projects that require wood decks,” Hoekstra says. “Every board comes with a QR code on the back of it and every tree can be traced back to the source and the person who cut it. We have had it thoroughly tested in the Netherlands. It is the future of decking.”

Tesumo was developed from a research project conducted by Lürssen shipyard, German superyacht decking company Wolz Nautic and the German University of Göttingen. The wood, which comes from managed forests with Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) or Origine et Légalité des Bois (OLB) certificates, is modified with a patented process using heat, resin infusion and drying. The result has the same appearance, dimensional stability, elasticity and rot resistance as teak. “The use of easily available wood reduces the ecological risks that go along with logging a rare raw material,” says Philipp Warnecke, Tesumo’s managing director.

Another new alternative is the Dutch product Accoya, which, like Tesumo, uses an easily available certified sustainable softwood as its base material. Instead of being injected with resin, the wood is “catalysed” – a strong type of vinegar called acetic anhydride is forced into the raw timber under temperature and pressure, which changes the wood on a molecular level. It makes the wood virtually unable to absorb water, expand and rot. Accoya has a life expectancy of 25 to 50 years and can be reused, recycled or burned as biomass (fuel).

Richard Strauss, CEO of Teakdecking Systems, has been negotiating the hot potato that is Myanmar teak for seven years, with the exception of periods where the US and EU could not legally obtain it. “Teak is a bit taboo,” he admits. But, he says, what the world forgets is that ethical teak is also grown responsibly all over southeast Asia, India, Panama, Costa Rica, Brazil and central Africa, in natural forests as well as plantations. “We have four people who source wood. They go to the forests and to the sawmills to check on compliance. The FSC really has its finger on where teak is grown, and they make sure it is logged properly and the paperwork is in order.”

Most lumber importers rely on companies like DoubleHelix to oversee certifying sustainability compliance for wood stocks. “They are like the blockchain for wood,” says Strauss. “But we are taking it further; we subject our lumber stocks to a DNA test to make sure it is 100 per cent clean. In the future, all yacht builders will want this.”

Strauss says that in the past, superyacht-quality teak decking came from trees 80 years old or more. “In this reality, superyacht-quality teak is 30 to 35 years old. The standard for deck exports used to be inch-thick boards four inches wide and 12ft long.” Now he says the standard deck board is thinner: “Just one by three inches and the boards are just eight or nine feet long,” he notes. “The teak available now requires a re-education process and new designs and decorative patterns to make efficient use of shorter boards.”

So with restrictions in place now, is the price of teak stabilising? Strauss gives a resounding “no”. The price in Europe for old growth teak is around €30,000 (£26,000) per cubic metre. Plantation teak is not far behind, “about what we paid for Burmese teak four years ago.”

One of the latest adaptations is so-called “green teak”, which reduces waste by incorporating parts of a tree that would have been rejected for traditional deck boards because they had knots or imperfections. A sawmill slices the timber into thin veneers, stacks them and laminates them. The laminated veneers are then turned on their side and sliced into three-inch-wide boards. Strauss says the stacked veneers look almost exactly like the vertical grain of a teak board. “We have a 107-metre yacht under construction now in Northern Europe with all green teak decking. The response at METS last year was huge. We had three requests for proposals on superyachts over 100 metres that originally wanted Myanmar teak but have switched their request to other teaks. We see wealthy people asking questions now.”

Teakdecking is an employee-owned company that saw the writing on the wall for teak eight years ago and began a rigorous testing programme for Accoya, which Strauss notes is harder than teak and very stable. The company has been testing its longevity with caulk and adhesives and has panels that are now seven years old with no degrading. “The other thing we are trying to do is to get builders to use composites in wet areas such as working decks and tender garages,” he says. (Teakdecking uses Esthec and Herculan as its composite offerings.)

The search for decking alternatives has also led to cork, which the production boat market adopted as a non-skid deck material years ago because it is lightweight, requires little maintenance and the surface does not get hot. Hinckley Yachts and several catamaran builders offer it as an option.

Cork trees may live 200 years and their soft bark can be safely harvested every eight or nine years. For deck material, cork is ground into uniform pellets and mixed with a binder. Companies such as Marinedeck 2000, AquaCork and SeaCork all have proprietary mixtures and either compress the product into blocks to be cut into planks or extrude it into sheets that can be templated for installation in large sections.

SeaCork is made in France and sold in 100 countries. Randy Fraser in the UK office says that the most common applications have been for tenders and refits, usually to cover a leaking deck or applied over existing faux teak that gets too hot. “We find in general that people [think] the surface is going to be like the cork board they remember from school, which is the cheapest, least durable. It’s not even the same species of tree as the cork oaks used to make wine stoppers. It’s like comparing a Twinkie and a proper French baguette.” Fraser notes that cork graces the floors of many high-traffic institutions like Frank Lloyd Wright’s Fallingwater, the Library of Congress, National Archives and the Los Angeles Public Library.

Chris Groves, managing director of Eco Marine Deck UK, is an advocate of Marinedeck 2000, which uses Portuguese cork and holds full FSC accreditation. Groves says it’s easily repaired, easier to work with than wood and more stable. “It doesn’t get hot or cold, it’s not expanding and contracting, so it has better adhesion and is less likely to lose its bond to the deck.”

Other substitutes include the very dense hardwood species iroko and greenheart, which have natural resistance to rot and termites. The trees grow to a very large size and yield wide, long boards. In truth, iroko is difficult to work, splinters and easily blunts tools, as does greenheart. Greenheart is often used in Caribbean construction because it stands up to a wet climate and is resistant to carpenter ants. It is a great choice for docks and ship hulls – Ernest Shackleton’s ship Endurance was clad in greenheart – but not so great for yacht decks. Some existing tall ships have decks made of iroko.

Esthec’s van der Spek says the next leaps must come from designers in terms of how they use the material. He points to how Mercedes-Benz Style used the material aboard the Arrow460 in ways that looked nothing like teak boards. “The material begins as a liquid so we can pour it on anything with an aluminium substrate in practically any pattern. We can make it on ceilings and walls and curved surfaces.”

Van der Spek sees a lot of shipyards doing studies of alternative materials,“but most of them are comparing Burmese teak to other teak materials. The next step should be innovation with other materials. It’s time to move on.”

Teak alternatives

ESTHEC The patented thermoset (hardened by heat) material uses biomaterials and does not contain PVC or wood. Now in its third generation, the 8mm- thick material does not absorb water and is resistant to most oils and grease. Compared to teak, it weighs less than teak and remains about 8°C cooler. At the end of its life, Esthec can be recycled or reworked locally with a new top layer for a second life cycle.

TESUMO Developed by Lürssen, Wolz Nautic and the University of Göttingen, this engineered product is made from a fast-growing African tree. The wood from managed forests is modified with a patented process using heat, resin infusion and drying. It has the same appearance, dimensional stability, elasticity and rot resistance as teak. Dr Georg Behr, Tesumo’s head of research and development, says it can be “thermically utilised” (disposed of by burning). 

ACCOYA This modified wood uses a sustainable softwood as its base material that is “catalysed” when a strong type of vinegar called acetic anhydride is forced into the raw timber under temperature and pressure, which changes the wood on a molecular level. This makes the wood virtually unable to absorb water, expand and rot. Accoya has a life expectancy of up to 50 years and can be reused, recycled or burned as biomass (fuel).

GREEN TEAK This type of teak uses the parts of a tree that normally would have been rejected for traditional deck boards because they had knots or imperfections. A sawmill slices the timber into thin veneers, stacks them up and laminates them with a polyurethane glue. The laminated veneers are then turned on their side and sliced into three-inch-wide boards. These stacked veneers are nearly indistinguishable from the vertical grain of a teak deck board.

MARINEDECK 2000, AQUACORK, SEACORK Cork is naturally waterproof and can be harvested every eight years. Marinedeck 2000, AquaCork and SeaCork all have proprietary mixtures and either compress the product into blocks to be cut into planks or extrude it into sheets that can be templated for installation in large sections. Easily repaired if damaged, cork is easy to work with, doesn’t get hot and is more stable. Marinedeck 2000 has been installed on a Feadship.

IROKO AND GREENHEART These dense hardwoods from Africa and South America, respectively, have natural resistance to rot and termites. Iroko is sometimes called African teak, although the species are not related. Iroko lumber starts out yellow but ages to a darker copper colour, while greenheart is highly variable. Greenheart is a great choice for docks and ship hulls but not so great for yacht decks as it is difficult to work with. Iroko makes up the decks of some existing tall ships.

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The future is not teak.

By Aaron Porter , Sep 20, 2019

Burmese teak has been the standard boat deck material for centuries, but that won’t likely be the case much longer, courtesy of a new modified-wood product called Lignia.

Increased demand for the durable but easily worked tropical hardwood, coupled with shortages in older growth teak in the marketplace, has led to some high-profile instances of fraud and timber theft in the Southeast Asian country of Myanmar (formerly Burma). Also, some boatbuilders have knowingly or unknowingly sourced teak in contravention of their best intentions and, in some cases, of European timber regulations.

At Teakdecking Systems (Sarasota, Florida) panels of a premanufactured deck are laid out for the first time in Lignia—a modified wood product from the United Kingdom engineered to closely mimic the properties of teak.

When I visited Teakdecking Systems (TDS) of Sarasota, Florida, in 2016, management at this leading manufacturer of teak decks for custom and production boatbuilders was grumbling about the concessions in accepted quality the company had been forced to make as their buyers on the ground in Myanmar found high-grade timber harder and harder to source (see “The Tech of Teak,” PBB No. 165). Even then, company vice president Alan Brosilow knew the writing was on the wall for the volume of teak TDS requires to meet its demands for consistent-quality marine decks. At the time, he showed me the synthetic decking options they were trying out as alternatives but not replacements for teak decks. While Esthec and Herculan Marine Flooring are still available from TDS, they haven’t come close to relieving the pressure on teak forests from boatbuilders. Like other synthetic decks, they just aren’t the same as wood. I’ve talked with multiple designers who like the idea and some even like the look of synthetic decks, but they hesitate to spec them based on aesthetics, tradition, and the reputation that many wood alternatives have for retaining so much heat that they’re uncomfortable to walk or sit on.

Since early 2019, Brosilow has been talking to me about Lignia, a proven alternative modified-wood product TDS is now validating for use in its pre-manufactured boat decks.

Produced in the United Kingdom (Barry, South Wales), Lignia is specifically developed to replace teak in aesthetics and material properties. The treated wood starts out as plantation-grown clear radiata pine. For the producer’s specified yacht decking, they select large logs that can be quarter-sawn and kept clear of any sapwood and visual defects. The process that converts Lignia’s softwood into a teak alternative is patent-pending and proprietary, but the company explains that the selected wood is impregnated with resin, dried, and subjected to high temperatures and pressure to cure the resin, locking it in place. Resistance to rot and fire is improved, and, like fresh-worked teak, the wood surface starts out a golden tone that will gray or silver with time and exposure to the elements.

After treatment, the wood can be milled and worked much like teak or other hardwoods of 650 kg/m3 (40.6 lbs/cu ft) density. Predrilling for fittings is recommended to avoid splitting. Conveniently, the processed wood shares the same weight profile as teak, which means designers and builders can swap it out in a boat plan without redoing weight studies.

While Lignia (the company) has been refining and testing its product for years, and boatbuilders including Spirit Yachts have built decks with the material, Brosliow said Lignia decks from TDS are almost ready for prime time. As this issue headed to press in mid-August, he said a large shipment of production-run Lignia wood sourced from three different mills was being cut and selected in the shop for the first TDS Lignia deck installation on an eco-tour boat in Sarasota.

As part of the verification process that the new material will be fully compatible with the TDS panelized decking model, he noted that most of the material is very good quality quarter-sawn and clear grained, but he had seen some variation in consistency in wood from the different mills. Of course, selective sorting is nothing new to TDS, which has been routinely grading and specifying teak for a wide range of uses. To date, TDS reports that Lignia has favorable color results from weathering, resists surface erosion, responds well to the company’s liquid cleaner, and is fully compatible with its caulk and epoxy products.

The promise of Lignia to TDS is that it’s the first true wood alternative to Burmese teak for yacht decking. On the strength of its testing and early use, TDS has signed a formal joint agreement to distribute the material in North America and the Caribbean. That’s good news for boat designers and custom and production builders who are looking for a renewable alternative with the quality, consistency, and efficient production that have defined TDS’s reputation.

Teakdecking Systems, 7061 15th East, Sarasota, FL 34243 USA, tel. 941–756–0600.

Lignia Wood Company Limited, Atlantic Trading Estate, Barry, CF63 3RF U.K., tel. +44 (0) 1446 507077

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One couple's deck-refit story, a tale of trading hard labor for cutting costs..

PS contributor Joe Minick and his wife, Lee, are cruising the Mediterranean aboard their Mason 43, Southern Cross.

After 26 years, it was painful, but not surprising, to find our much-esteemed teak deck failing, irreparably. It had started life as half-inch teak planks, bedded, caulked, and fastened in the traditional manner with screws, but weather and wear had finally thinned the teak to the point where splits could often be found radiating from the bungholes.

We extended the life of the deck another season by injecting epoxy into the cracks, but a year later, many had opened again. It was time to make a decision before leaks began to play havoc with the core of the deck.

After years of cruising with a teak deck, we knew most of its pros and cons. Pros: aesthetically pleasing and a first-rate nonskid, kind to bare feet, and relatively easy to clean. Cons: hot in a warm climate, expensive, and potentially high maintenance. We began to think that maybe a change was in order.

As we explored the possibilities, we found it was almost impossible to get any kind of accurate estimate of the cost of converting to a painted deck without knowing more. Was there gelcoat with nonskid under the teak? Was there hidden water damage that would require extensive repairs before the deck could be painted after the teak was removed? A bit of work with a hammer and chisel revealed that there was only fiberglass laminate under the teak, no gelcoat or nonskid.

Damage assessment would have to wait until we removed all the teak, but other problems were apparent. The edge of the coachroof was molded to accept the edge of the teak plank, and scupper drains through the fiberglass cockpit coamings and toerail would be above the deck after the teak was removed.

Converting to a painted deck would require extensive fairing along with several layers of gelcoat and a new nonskid applied. Twice in the past, we had added nonskid coatings to an existing deck. One deck was rolled with a layer of tacky resin that was then painted; the other involved applying a course aggregate to the paint before spray-painting. There are effective paint-on nonskid options, but neither of the products or methods we used produced what I felt was a great offshore nonskid, and both were hard to clean.

The stick-on nonskid Treadmaster, while possibly not meeting everyone’s aesthetic expectations, would provide a truly nonskid surface. (See the November 2021 issue at www.practical-sailor.com for our long-term test of nonskid paints and adhesive-backed pads.)

The estimated cost of a painted deck was mounting rapidly, and I didn’t feel we were qualified to handle the job by ourselves, so we started reviewing options for a new teak deck. Although oily teak defies many kinds of glue, advanced adhesives for this task have been around long enough to establish a good track record. Bonding the teak to the deck means no more worrisome screws and their holes into the deck core. Teak was expensive, but we could handle a lot of the work ourselves, and the total cost was potentially lower than painting, if we could provide much of the labor.

The decision was made, and we arranged for a berth alongside the quay in a marina with a reputable marine carpentry shop. They recommended doing the work afloat to avoid the risk of falling and to avoid the heavy labor of hauling lengths of teak, tools, and weights up a 12-foot ladder. It was good advice.

Major Tasks

We faced several challenges that were easier said than done:

• Removing the deck hardware; virtually everything was bolted through the deck.
• Removing the old teak and preparing the deck for bonding new teak.
• Cutting, bonding, and caulking the new teak.
• Re-installing the deck hardware.

Removing the deck hardware took eight days with two people working 12 hour days. The stanchions and pulpits alone had over 120 bolts through the deck. The list went on and on, including cleats, anchor rollers, windlass, and more, but it was something we could handle. Although labor intensive, it was a good cost-cutter for us.

Removing the old deck was a long and arduous job with a chisel and hammer. We left the screws in place and drove a chisel along under a plank, breaking it off each time a screw was encountered. Unfortunately, the fiberglass laminate under the deck was occasionally nicked by the chisel.

After the teak and all associated rubble were bagged and carted away, the screws were removed with a screwdriver where possible and vise grips where not. We broke a few screws and left them in the deck to be sealed with epoxy during the next phase. A surface grinder cleaned the old caulk off before we filled the old screw holes with epoxy and applied a thin coat of epoxy to the entire deck to repair the chisel scrapes and seal the laminate. This was sanded before bonding, to provide “tooth” for the adhesive. We felt we could handle everything except preparing and bonding the new teak, so we sought the assistance of the carpenter to help with this task.

Teak decks are traditionally laid with an outer panel or frame inside the toe-rail and an inner frame around the coachroof and cockpit coamings. The outer frame may be omitted if the curvature of the rail is mild enough to allow a standard width plank to be sprung into place along the toerail, but an inner frame is almost always required to accept the end of individual planks where the curvature is more pronounced. A king plank is commonly used to join the end of the planks on the bow and at the stern.

The wood shop cut and milled the teak planks to half-inch thickness and three different widths to accommodate the frames, planks, and king plank. The planks were relieved along both edges to about half their thickness to provide a caulking groove, and we were ready to begin.

There is more than one way to spring planks into place for bonding, but a common trick is drill a small hole near the edge of the plank that holds a piece of scrap wood. Then a wedge is driven between it and the plank to spring it into place alongside its neighbor. Heavy weights are applied to hold it while the adhesive cures. The drilled holes should all be repaired with epoxy before installing the next plank, but some installers rely on the adhesive under the next plank to fill them and this may be equally satisfactory.

Caulking, while messy, was straight forward. As the entire deck needed a light sanding, we didn’t tape the seams and relied on sanding to remove the excess. It pays to remove, seal, or cover just about everything for this phase. The caulk dust seems to find its way into every possible opening.

It took a month to re-install the deck hardware. All the holes had disappeared under the new teak, and initially we relied heavily on our plan to re-drill them from below. This worked fairly well for the larger holes we made with hole saws and a drum sander. That changed when it came to drilling the bolt holes perpendicular to the deck and parallel to each other while standing on our heads in a locker. With backing plates on one side and hardware on the other, the holes had to be true.

Fortunately, we had taken the time to measure and mark the location of most holes, using the toerail or coachroof as our reference. In the end, drilling from the top down, where one could more accurately see the angle of the drill, proved to be the best choice, but it would have been difficult without the carefully measured and marked locations.

Considerations and Planning

I estimated the job would take two months, but it actually took us three months and a day to complete, working long hours every day in a climate where it never rained, but the summer heat was intense. Without awnings, we wouldn’t have been able to endure it, but we avoided any chance of rain with several hundred holes in the deck exposed. If rain is expected, you’ll need some means of temporarily closing all holes in the deck until the new teak is in place.

We reused almost all the hardware fasteners. Careful bagging and labeling makes this a lot easier, although a few bent screws must inevitably be replaced, arbitrarily replacing all the fasteners would add significantly to the expense of the project.

A large number of heavy weights will be needed. When planks are sprung into place, there is tendency for an edge to lift that can only be overcome with lots of downward pressure. Pieces of railroad track worked well for us but avoid using sand bags or similar approaches. The flexibility inherent with bags can allow an edge to lift, and it’s vital that the teak be pressed firmly into contact with the deck at all points.

Ends of planks can be readily cut and shaped with a fine-toothed blade in a saber saw and drum sander. If available, a carefully handled pistol grip or D-handle router works well for trimming up, but if in doubt, stick to the drum sander and a sanding block. I made good use of a Dremel tool with a smaller drum sander for shaping smaller openings cut into the new deck for fuel and water fills and the like.

Plan to prepare and lay a maximum of one plank per day per side, and even this will be a long day’s work. Reading up on patterns and layouts for traditional teak decks will help you understand the process of adding a new set of cutouts to the king plank as pairs of planks are laid up to the bow or stern. Actually bonding the king plank is done last, after everything else is in place. Photograph every inch of the deck before you start.

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6 Reasons Teak Is Used For Boats (Explained)

Teak has been used in boats for well over a century.

However, it should be noted that teak generally isn’t used in the complete construction of a boat. 

You’ll mostly find teak used to create decking or interior and exterior finishes within the boat.

In this article, we will tackle more on why and how teak is used in boat construction:

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Teak is Physically Stronger Than Many Other Wood Alternatives

Teak is a type of hardwood tree that makes it stronger and denser than softwood trees like pine and Douglas-fir.

This additional strength makes it much more durable than other types of wood.

At the same time, teak isn’t as expensive or as heavy as other hardwoods like oak, maple, and hickory.  As a result, teak is the best wood that can be used on a boat deck.

Do a search for a teak deck versus other kinds of wood decks, and you’ll find that there just isn’t anything to compare it to.

People either buy boats with teak decks or with composites, fiberglass, or metal.

Teak is Easy to Work With

Teak can be cut and finished with hand tools.

This gives builders the ability to make tight planking for teak decks.

It also gives them the ability to make more intricate teak pieces that can be used as accent pieces and interior finishes.

Woodworkers also like the fact that it’s hard to crush teak.  This makes it easier for using it to create dovetails.

It also makes it easy to assemble different pieces of teak together.

Teak is a Non-Slip Surface

Many people prefer teak decks over aluminum and fiberglass because it provides a less slippery surface to walk on.

This is a natural feature of teak that is a result of the fact that the wood grain of teak is densely packed.

Surprisingly, teak doesn’t feel rough to the touch either.  With non-skid applications, you’ll often end up with a finish that is rough to the touch.

This finish makes the deck harder to clean than the finish of a beautiful teak deck.

It also makes teak a more pleasant deck to fall on as you won’t end up scraping yourself.

Teak is Naturally Resistant to Moisture

One of the top qualities of teak is its ability to survive in wet areas.

Teak is derived from tropical climates, and it’s naturally resistant to mold and mildew. It won’t rot quickly like other woods, so it ends up making an incredibly durable boat deck.

The same oils in teak that make it resistant to moisture also make it resistant to pests as well.

Termites and ants are unlikely to dig into your boat’s teak deck.

Teak is Low-Maintenance

The properties above make teak a low-maintenance material.

You don’t have to continually seal a teak deck to keep water and bugs out of it, and you don’t need to sand it to make it safe to walk on.

Teak decks aren’t hard to clean either.

Most boat manufacturers encourage teak boat owners to skip soaps and solvents and to clean the boat deck with just water and a brush.

This saves teak boat owners both time and money and makes cleaning a teak deck a breeze.

What Happens When a Teak Boat Deck Becomes Damaged?

Repairing a teak boat deck can often be easier than repairing a fiberglass or aluminum boat deck.

The average DIYer will usually find it much easier to replace a few teak boards versus learning how to lay fiberglass or repair aluminum.

The tools required to fix a wooden deck are also cheaper and easier to obtain.

To fix aluminum, you may need a welding machine, and to repair fiberglass, you may need vacuum sealing equipment or at least a suitable ventilator.

Fixing a wooden deck just requires you do know how to use a saw.

Teak Offers a Luxury Feel

Teak boats inspire both a feel of luxury and nostalgia at the same time.

This material has been used on yachts and other luxury boats for centuries and will probably be used for many years to come.

A teak deck looks more luxurious than a fiberglass or aluminum boat and can even command higher resale values.

Alternatives to Teak

If you’re looking for the luxury look of teak, you won’t find too many alternatives.

Currently, there are some synthetics on the market that mimic the look of teak, but in all honesty, they just don’t look quite the same.

This being said, if you’re looking for alternatives that match the durability and workability of teak, there are many options to choose from.

Fiberglass can easily be used to make a strong, durable, non-slip surface, and aluminum can be used to make decks that can last several generations.

At the end of the day, however, if you have your heart set on a teak deck, then the real thing is going to be the only thing that will satisfy you.

Final Thoughts

Teak is a durable and highly sought-after boat building material that both boat builders and boat owners love.

Take advantage of this by making your next boat a teak boat.

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Junior Member Yacht Name: Escape Home Port: Marmora, NJ Country: USA Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top a. if you opt not to sand first, use a hard bristle or scotchbrite pad for this step.     b. wear rubber gloves and boots when applying Starke products and read safety information before using. 4. Wash Starke part A off teak thoroughly with fresh water. 5. Repeat same process for Starke part B and rinse thoroughly with fresh water. 6. After Starke products have been applied and rinsed. Wash entire area with mild soap and soft brush to ensure all product is removed from teak and surrounding gel coat. The teak looks good and no more splinters. I’m curious how long the teak will stay looking new.    by : images Expert Member Jeanneau Model: Sun Odyssey 469 Yacht Name: Moonshadow Home Port: Virginia Beach, VA Country: United States via mobile Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Expert Member Yacht Name: With Gusto Home Port: Grosse Pointe Farms Pier Park MICHIGAN Country: USA Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top said:Greetings, This post is intended to pass along my research and results for restoring our teak onboard. I recently sanded and treated the teak aboard our 2018 SO 389. I really didn't plan on doing anything with the teak so soon with other priority projects in the queue. But... after our last 30 hour trip south both my wife and I had multiple splinters both from the cockpit and helm seating areas where the teak had gotten 'furry' and grey. So, with a new order of priorities, I began researching how to restore and treat the teak. In previous boats I've owned, a teak cleaner (acid) and oil were applied with good results. After reviewing multiple blogs and YouTube videos I decided to sand and apply a cleaner and polish, neither of which were oil based. We have used Watco Teak oil twice a year.   Works great and easy to apply. <button disabled="">Attachment Deleted</button> We decided on the Starke teak system which is a 2-part process. Part 1, cleans and restores the original teak color and Part 2 puts a non-oil polish on the teak. It is said you can use part one with just a stiff brush or scotchbrite pad. We opted for a full sanding because of the peaks and valleys on our teak. Process went as follows. 1. Before applying the Starke 2-part system, We first sanded with an orbital sander using 60 and 80 grit paper. When sanding, the object is to take the first oxidized 'grey' layer off and to flatten the caulk seams. I hint of grey teak OK in the deep valleys as you don't want to remove too much of the good wood. Never sand with anything higher than 80 grit as it can make the teak slippery when wet. <button disabled="">Attachment Deleted</button> 2. After all the teak of the area you want to treat has been sanded, wash down thoroughly with fresh water. We opted to sand all the teak onboard before washing down. It's fine to treat teak incrementally. 3. Once clean of all dust, liberally apply Starke part A to wet teak (teak should still be wet from wash down) and brush into teak with a soft bristle brush. Make sure teak is wet and spray with fresh water if not before Starke part A is applied.     a. if you opt not to sand first, use a hard bristle or scotchbrite pad for this step.     b. wear rubber gloves and boots when applying Starke products and read safety information before using. 4. Wash Starke part A off teak thoroughly with fresh water. 5. Repeat same process for Starke part B and rinse thoroughly with fresh water. 6. After Starke products have been applied and rinsed. Wash entire area with mild soap and soft brush to ensure all product is removed from teak and surrounding gel coat. The teak looks good and no more splinters. I’m curious how long the teak will stay looking new.    <button disabled="">Attachment Deleted</button> Junior Member Yacht Name: Escape Home Port: Marmora, NJ Country: USA Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Jeanneau Guru Yacht Name: Tafika II Home Port: Redondo Beach, CA Country: United States Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top by Jeanneau Guru Yacht Name: Elessar Home Port: Geelong Country: Australia Member is Online Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Junior Member Yacht Name: Escape Home Port: Marmora, NJ Country: USA Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top by Senior Member Home Port: Miami Country: USA Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Junior Member Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Junior Member Yacht Name: Escape Home Port: Marmora, NJ Country: USA Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top said:Does the teak have any sort of sealer in these pictures or just the 2 part cleaner? No Sealer.  Just the 2 part cleaner.  Part B is a polish but does not seal.   If the teak starts losing it's natural color, I'll try a sealer or oil.  For now, I'm just leaving as is. Senior Member SO 42DS 2006 - "Imagination" Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Boracol: Show-off picture of my 15 year old teak: by : image Senior Member SO 42DS 2006 - "Imagination" via mobile Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Senior Member Home Port: Miami Country: USA Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top by Senior Member SO 42DS 2006 - "Imagination" Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top New Member Yacht Name: Nova Zembla Home Port: Vancouver Country: Canada Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Junior Member Yacht Name: Escape Home Port: Marmora, NJ Country: USA Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top said:I have a 2005 SO49 and need to sand the cockpit teak. Before I start, was wondering how thick is the teak? It looks to me like its a one piece slab that's glued down so don't want to take too much wood off... sanding with orbital sander and 80 grit leveled off the caulk, took out the big "ridges and valleys" and left teak looking and feeling like new.  But...  my 389 was in the Caribbean for 3 years without anything done.  I applied the cleaner and sealer after sanding and now intend to apply periodically.    While sanding, I probably only took off about 1/32 to 1/16" (1.5mm) of wood.   I guess it depends on how bad your teak is on whether you want to use the sander. I also agree that a sander may not be necessary.  In my particular case, 1mm "ridges and valleys" in the teak would have been impossible to level out with just cleaner/sealer. Cheers. Senior Member Home Port: Miami Country: USA Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top by : images Jeanneau Guru Retired and so far...loving it.... Yacht Name: Sapphire Home Port: Broken Bay, Sydney Country: Australia via mobile Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Senior Member Home Port: Miami Country: USA Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top said:Looks fantastic! Be warned… this can become an obsession, Thats for sure, I'm about to strip the varnish off the cockpit table to Semco it next! Bahasa Indonesia Eastern Europe Moscow Oblast Lobnya Localisation : Country Russia , Oblast Moscow Oblast . Available Information : Geographical coordinates , Population, Area, Altitude, Weather and Hotel . Nearby cities and villages : Dolgoprudny , Khimki and Mytishchi . Information Find all the information of Lobnya or click on the section of your choice in the left menu. Update data Country Oblast Lobnya Demography Information on the people and the population of Lobnya. 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