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Screwhead teak plugs in 23 seconds!! Having just replaced around 1000 teak screw head plugs…this was the process.. Unscrew every exposed screw: I used a battery drill driver. Drill the hole deeper: I used a 10mm forstner bit as it fitted the existing holes perfectly and did a tidy job. This is subject to having enough teak left to drill deeper. Fortunately Najad were generous with their teak! Try not to drill as far as the fibreglass. Add sealant and replace the screws: I’ve seen videos where they say the screws were just for construction and you can leave them out. That is probably correct but I’m going for better safe than sorry. If the teak was thinner with no room to drill deeper and replace the screws I’d leave them out as a last chance of getting a few more years out of a worn deck. Sealant to stop any water getting into the deck core. I used a hand screwdriver rather than power to replace them as power was tending to rip out the self tapping screws from the fibreglass. Put glue on the plug: I used a polyurethane foaming wood glue. Epoxy would be very strong but mixing all the batches a big pain if you have lots to do. Try to get more glue on the edges than the base of the plug as I had a couple of plugs pushed out as the glue foamed up. Tap in the plug: I used a standard claw hammer as it’s all I had but I daresay a wooden mallet is recommended but the top of the plug is waste material anyway so it matters not. Cut off the excess: I used a Fein multi tool oscillating saw. Be careful with your angle as you don’t want to gouge the surrounding deck. It took me a few goes to master the technique but was pretty quick when I did. I said the top of the plugs were waste but if you found yourself short a lot of them had enough material left to do more holes. Sand flat: I used a random orbit sander with a worn 80 grit pad. I now have fresh patches all over the deck so, once I’ve completed a couple of caulking touch ups, I’ll give the whole deck a very light sanding. You could just leave the newly sanded plug patches to grey down to match the deck if you preferred. And that’s it…repeat many times! Feel free to ask any questions 😊⛵️ #boatlife #liveaboardsailboat #boatmaintenance #najad #boatrepairs

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Oggi fortunatamente è una giornata senza colpi di scena. Lavoriamo, risolviamo un mega problema legato alla scelta della boccola (anche grazie all’aiuto telematico del buon Alessio) e iniziamo a sistemare la barca. Onestamente iniziamo a sentire davvero la voglia di trovare una casa, accendere il pc in uno studio semi vuoto dal trasloco e pensare unicamente alle lavorazioni del giorno. Siamo ormai abituati ai micro piovaschi di queste parti. Praticamente c’è il sole, ci sono 35 gradi, hai la crema solare e cerchi l’ombra per lavorare in pace. Pochi secondi più tardi è buio, le nubi coprono tutto il cielo, l’acqua scende come se fossimo sotto a una cascata, e tu corri dentro con pc e pochi oggetti che riesci a salvare. 4 minuti dopo circa, torna il sole ed è di nuovo estate. Così per tutta la mattinata 🤣 Verso sera facciamo una call con l’equipaggio! Mancava solo Claudio, il papà di Andrea, per essere al completo. Tra presentazioni di chi non conosceva gli altri e indicazioni tecniche su cosa mettere nello zaino (dovete sapere che in barca trolley e borsoni rigidi sono VIETATI) trascorriamo la prima mezz’oretta insieme. Chissà quante altre “mezz’orette” da qui alle Azzorre. 2200 miglia. Ci siamo quasi 💪

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One of the billion reasons we love diving, "Manta Show" in Koh Bon. All our boat's dive several times on each trip at Koh Bon Island. Koh Bon is still unmatched in Thailand to observe this magnificent creatures. Season starts in 4 1/2 month again on October 15th. Join our "Manta Queen" fleet ;-)

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