deck

[giovanna....@gmail.com]

Hi

Does anyone know what is the core of the deck made from. Is it foam or balsa/ply? Also, how long do the teak decks typically last?

Thanks

Mark

[PerS]

Hi,

 

The material is divinycell.

The teak decks are subject to care and maintenance done by their owners, 10 to 30 years I guess.

New teak will not be as long lasting though.

 

PerS

--
You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "IW40 owners" group.
To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to iw40+uns...@googlegroups.com.
To post to this group, send email to iw...@googlegroups.com.
Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/iw40.
For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.

[Leo]

Hi Mark,

I second PerS.

The foam core is unaffected by potential water ingress, and the water cannot propagate.

The life of teak decks depends on conditions (climate, cleaning, winter storage under cover, etc.). Our deck was originally 12mm thick. In Scandinavia it could last 35 years, in the Med perhaps as little as 15 years, and require occasional re-caulking and re-bunging.

Regards,

Leo (s/y Firefly, #6)

[Giovanna Nicholson]

thanks, good to know that underdeck unaffected by water ingress........ yes, the teak depends so much on climate

thanks

Mark

[Giovanna Nicholson]

Thanks, that is useful

Mark