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Has anyone replaced the TBS deck layer material? There are instructions how to install a new one, but I could not find out what is the best way to remove the existing one?
Instructions:
http://www.tbs-antiderapant.com/ml/imag ... colang.pdf

Mika:
Have I got a fix for you! I ripped all that junk off the deck / cockpit last year, and it wasn't easy!
I used a product called Seadek, http://www.Seadek.com/
It is a stick a rubber non skid - stick on product.
Real easy to apply, cleans very well, does not get hot! and the big plus is that it reduces fatigue while standing for long times!
I tested a piece of this on the swim platform for a year before doing the cockpit. It has really stood up well.
The removal of that TBS was a real pain. I pulled up as much as I could. Then scrapped and sanded off the fuzzy portion that was left. I was never really happy with that stuff. It was always real hot, and was a next to impossible to keep clean.


Check it out, it worked well for me.
Ted

Mika Harju wrote:Has anyone replaced the TBS deck layer material? There are instructions how to install a new one, but I could not find out what is the best way to remove the existing one?
Instructions:
http://www.tbs-antiderapant.com/ml/imag ... colang.pdf

This task is easy and fast to do by using Bosch multitool PMF 180E and segment knife tool without any teeth. (Fein has similar machine)
http://www.bosch-do-it.co.uk/boptocs2-u ... t_id=14153
It is easy to remove all the TBS layer and Sikaflex without damaging gelcoat surface.

I have done it Ted's way. Unfortunately I did not know about this tool until later. It would have gone better.

I now own the Fein version of the multi-tool Mika writes about. Another use I found for the tool (using saw blade) is to cut the floor to remove the stainless holding tank from beneath the main cabin in the 1000. It allows a flush-cut next to the centerboard and seat, with precise control and minimal dust. (Unfortunately I later had to use an angle-grinder and made a lot of dust). That project came out very nicely, and I finished the project with a hinge on the floor and had a nice convenient storage space in the bilge. The new poly-plastic tank went into the space beneath the v-berth.

The multitool with the knife blade is also great for removing difficult dried sealant on flat surfaces.

Also -- I have a supply of the TBS deck material, if anyone in the US needs some let me know.

bosch make a powerful cordless model as well

Double Horizon wrote:I have done it Ted's way. Unfortunately I did not know about this tool until later. It would have gone better.

I now own the Fein version of the multi-tool Mika writes about. Another use I found for the tool (using saw blade) is to cut the floor to remove the stainless holding tank from beneath the main cabin in the 1000. It allows a flush-cut next to the centerboard and seat, with precise control and minimal dust. (Unfortunately I later had to use an angle-grinder and made a lot of dust). That project came out very nicely, and I finished the project with a hinge on the floor and had a nice convenient storage space in the bilge. The new poly-plastic tank went into the space beneath the v-berth.

The multitool with the knife blade is also great for removing difficult dried sealant on flat surfaces.

Also -- I have a supply of the TBS deck material, if anyone in the US needs some let me know.

Ive tried to use that multitool withe knife you mean,,, it's really great.