Veneer Repair

[Bill Goldsmith]

Loonsong has two areas where the teak (maybe mahogany) veneer on the sole has started to lift. This is not on the cabin sole but on two angled sole pieces of marine ply, one in the galley and one forward.

Does anyone have a suggestion as to re-gluing the veneer versus removing and replacing the veneer?

Bill

[Bob L]

Bill,

I have the same problem with the very thinly veneered angled piece by the quarterberth. I have held off doing any rebonding until figured out the best way, but it's low on the priority list. In the interim, I taped it down on the end that has lifted so it wouldn't become any worse.

I had toyed with injecting with a small needled syringe some low viscosity epoxy, but I'm sure someone must have a better idea.

Bob

[Guest]

I had a similar problem with a teak veneered v-berth insert for my Ty. I asked a friend who is a woodworker what would work and he recommended using contact cement. Sounded simple and cheap so I tried it. So far no problems. Tim

[Ben Thomas]

Bill, the side boards of my 30 were in bad shape, gouges, scratchs, and delamination and rot in one are, starboard side forward of midships. I discovered that every time I used the head sink that the side board would weep water, I pulled the hatch in head sole to check the drain line from the sink. It was 3 feet or so long, it had coiled back onto itself with the bitter end dumping waste water directly into the plywood, hence the rot and delamination. I shortened the hose and secured it to the pan to drain directly onto the center of the pan.
During this process I installed a diesel fuel tank into the bilge area (20 extra gallons) in doing so the original flooring was beyond repair, I made a new floor with two access hatches. I cut out and layed in new plywood in the rotted section of side board. filled and faired out all the dings, at this point I knew nothing was going to match the orginal veneer plywood. So I painted all side boards with interlux black paint, applying varnish over the paint. Very pleased with the results. the black sets off the new teak/holly flooring and the veneer for the settees.
I haven't figured out how to post a photo yet, and am hoping the url following can be copied and pasted to see the results

http://www.photoworks.com/share/shareLa ... BB34&cb=PW

Best of luck, Ben

[winthrop fisher]

Hi...
i have done that before, all i do is use west (105 and 205) and it will hold it for ever.
there is no need to replace it.
just pull it apart and put west on both sides and push them together.
thats it.
winthrop

Loonsong has two areas where the teak (maybe mahogany) veneer on the sole has started to lift. This is not on the cabin sole but on two angled sole pieces of marine ply, one in the galley and one forward.

Does anyone have a suggestion as to re-gluing the veneer versus removing and replacing the veneer?

Bill

[winthrop fisher]

Hey bill and any one else.
all so, want i did i took the board from the v berth on the front and took off all the varnish off and took a chart of the florida keys cut it down to size to fit the wood and then put west on one side and on the back side of the chart and put them together and let it dry, then i put two more coats of west on top and let it dry, thats it.
but the next day it look great and hard.
you see i use it for a chart table or eat off it, small but built for two.
i will take pictures one day to show ever one.
but that is real easy to do, any one can.
winthrop

Loonsong has two areas where the teak (maybe mahogany) veneer on the sole has started to lift. This is not on the cabin sole but on two angled sole pieces of marine ply, one in the galley and one forward.

Does anyone have a suggestion as to re-gluing the veneer versus removing and replacing the veneer?

Bill

[jdhunter]

When gluing vaneers, I use contact cement. Apply it to both surfaces and let it dry for about 30 minutes or when it is no longer tacky to the touch. Then carefully put the two pieces together. Once the two pieces make contact their stuck. Push the vaneer down firmly to finnish.