Coolboats to admire

[Priscilla]

Talking of teak.
USS Alabama getting new decks and the Missouri requires 3 1/2 acres to be replaced.
Where does all this teak come from for both the whoppper super yachts and projects like this.
Recently here in Aotearoa a local timber distributor was rumbled for importing and on selling 28 tons of teak sourced from Myanmar not a good look for a struggling marine industry.

 

[Priscilla]

I wonder who she is then!

Kamaxitha Dykstra Naval Architects.

 

[accnick]

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Kamaxitha Dykstra Naval Architects.
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When we were in Thailand--admittedly it was 20 years ago--lumberyards had huge stacks of massive teak timbers air drying.

People we know had their tired 50' Alden schooner's hull rebuilt there, using some of that teak.

It's still out there, you just have to know where to get it legally. Myanmar is probably off the grid in that regard for some countrie, even though they are just about the largest teak producers in the world.

After working with teak for 50+ years in boatbuilding, I'm so sensitized to the dust and oils that I have to suit up and wear a respirator and gloves if I'm going to work with it for more than a few minutes.

 

[Tylo]

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Kamaxitha Dykstra Naval Architects.
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Thank you, she's stunning!

 

[Diarmuid]

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Kamaxitha Dykstra Naval Architects.
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Probably one of those electric furlers cost more than my house.

 

[longy]

Esp since they're hydraulic.

 

[Priscilla]

Bit of a Dykstra convention going on here.

 

[Diarmuid]

Esp since they're hydraulic.

Are they? I assumed they were the electric Reckmann things, but I see now they make hydraulic units too. Miles Kilometers out of my league, at any rate.

 

[longy]

"designed for boats 30 - 70 feet in length" I think all the big boats run hyd Rectum gear

 

[GlennP]

He couldn't line up the screws?

You always want to stagger screws in wood frames. Prevents splitting the frame. Also leaves room for a second set of screws/nails 35 years down the road, when the first set corrodes away and/Or looses grip.

 

[accnick]

"designed for boats 30 - 70 feet in length" I think all the big boats run hyd Rectum gear

I'm not sure I can reply to this one with a straight face...

 

[Sail4beer]

Myanmar(Burma)has the best teak(Burmese) and it’s readily available for purchase if you don’t mind evading sanctions to purchase. There are a number of teak farms selling their bulk goods on FB.

 

[Bull City]

Talking of teak.
USS Alabama getting new decks and the Missouri requires 3 1/2 acres to be replaced.
Where does all this teak come from for both the whoppper super yachts and projects like this.
Recently here in Aotearoa a local timber distributor was rumbled for importing and on selling 28 tons of teak sourced from Myanmar not a good look for a struggling marine industry.

If true, that is a waste of money, and horrible stewardship. What is the source of that information?

 

[Priscilla]

If true, that is a waste of money, and horrible stewardship. What is the source of that information?

Sad but true Bull.

All Hands on Deck campaign

All Hands on Deck Capital Campaign 2022

ussmissouri.org

Deck repairs underway for USS Alabama, first time since WWII |…

Deck repairs for the USS Alabama Battleship are well underway. | Alabama News

1819news.com

https://www.google.co.nz/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=&ved=2ahUKEwiii8Latfr9AhXtm1YBHbfSBKEQFnoECA4QAQ&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.nzherald.co.nz%2Fbusiness%2Fwestern-firms-certified-as-socially-responsible-trade-myanmar-teak-linked-to-junta%2FXJ5UNFWBGBGBTLH3IGUJGZ6SP4%2F&usg=AOvVaw3xKt9FxtRwzidP2qtzlnuY

 

[Sail4beer]

Teak trees average 75 years and it isn’t an endangered species. It’s just insanely expensive due to embargoes. I’m sure the teak sourced is durable and reasonably priced in bulk. Honduran mahogany is also expensive due to embargoes.

 

[Hukilau]

Sad but true Bull.

All Hands on Deck campaign

All Hands on Deck Capital Campaign 2022

ussmissouri.org

Deck repairs underway for USS Alabama, first time since WWII |…

Deck repairs for the USS Alabama Battleship are well underway. | Alabama News

1819news.com

https://www.google.co.nz/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=&ved=2ahUKEwiii8Latfr9AhXtm1YBHbfSBKEQFnoECA4QAQ&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.nzherald.co.nz%2Fbusiness%2Fwestern-firms-certified-as-socially-responsible-trade-myanmar-teak-linked-to-junta%2FXJ5UNFWBGBGBTLH3IGUJGZ6SP4%2F&usg=AOvVaw3xKt9FxtRwzidP2qtzlnuY

I was on Big Mo about five years ago, and the teak was in pretty sad shape then. Still, just looking out over that huge foredeck with all that teak was quite a sight.

Isn't the teak that is available today a different species than back in the day? I thought that they were only (supposed to be) selling a fast-growing variant.

 

[Slick470]

New Jersey is having their teak decks replaced as well.

 

[accnick]

New Jersey is having their teak decks replaced as well.

That's a big state to put teak decks on.

 

[Panope]

...well, 46 states are larger.........

 

[Crash]

Image how much teak to redo (USS) Texas…