After 31 years, our 1989 Mason was showing some wrinkles. The factory teak decks had been sanded one too many times. The windows and port lights were leaking. Water intrusion was threatening the compromise the beauty of the teak interior that Ta Shing made boats are famous for.
And so it begins, Trinity waits to be hauled out of the water.
The headliners are down. Mast and deck hardware removal are next…
Boom truck in place, mast is coming out!
Easy does it! This rig weighs more than you might think…
So thats what’s under the teak! Teak is actually very thin, mostly 1/4” or so. No good! But, wow, there’s actually little to no water getting through the decks.
As you can see this takes some time, each screw fastener is removed, old adhesives slowly chiseled away.
We removed the interior fasteners…they didn’t budge. So this was the method. Hammer in these wedges, slowly, earnestly and the ports slowly let loose.
Leaking Ports…
Wow! So, that’s where the water is coming from...
The Mason Ports do not have any exterior fasteners….
Now, onto the renewal…
Check out those glass decks!
Plus, we made the choice to add a base to the chainplate covers, diverting water around the connection. We then had new custom chainplate covers fabricated…looks much better!
