The title says it all … I fully expect to be doing a bit more prism rebedding, because a) the other may also leak at some point (the one above the chart table did last year a bit – so thats already on the list), and b) We are not convinced this one is going to work, as a corner of the prism was actually broken and we glued it together (Loctite 2G Glass glue – Diswasher safe) before bedding it.
The project seemed to go OK, and it was encouraging to see a molded hole in the deck (below the teak) as opposed to cut/cored deck.
- Removed bronze screws and replaced with new phillips head bronze
- Removed cover plate and prism, cleaned out all the old silicon, cleaned (and sanded) cover plate.
- Cleaned prism as glued as directed.
- Drilled out screw holes and filled with 5-minute epoxy before redrilling. Used a little epoxy to strengthen the ‘sidewall’ of the interior teak finish.
- Masked off everything
- Applied silicon (Dow 795), pressed in the prism, more 795 and pressed on the cover plate, and secured with the new screws
- Removed masking tape and cleaned up.
Then the dog sat on the prism, and got a new black strip on his bum
UPDATE 12/23/18: Yes, did another one yesterday, the one above the chart table. Much quicker second time around.
sounds like what I’ve been going through with our deck… piece by piece we are replacing boards and railings…avoiding replacing the entire structure… Good luck!
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