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and will not need to be sanded later on in life as teak would, to restore its natural golden colour.”
Another company supplying both natural and alternative solutions is Eurodesign Group Indonesia. Their alternative look-a- like solution is a halfway house, in so far as it’s made of 60% recycled teak, 30% recycled plastic and 10% binding materials. Not only does it look the part, but it has a non-slip surface just like teak and can genuinely claim to be environmentally friendly.
Eurodesign’s Peter Jonsson said: “Our wpc (composite) decking is about 30% cheaper than our teak decking. Ours is made of 60% teak, so we consider it a teak product. Compared to real teak it doesn’t turn grey and just normal cleaning is required, perhaps just re-brushing after a few years. “To compare real teak with wpc I think it’s just a matter of personal taste. In general, I think wpc is for smaller boats and natural teak is ideal for larger boats.”
I guess it was not until I had gotten round to speaking with the carpenters and the craftsmen out there - single-minded, passionate people, devoted to installing and working with natural teak – that I started to understand why this natural versus alternative debate will often ‘raise hackles’ and divide opinion.
As a carpenter with over thirty years experience
and nigh-on two hundred
superyachts listed amongst their work completed portfolio, Jon Winstanley, from Palma based Modesty Yacht Carpentry would appear better placed than most to offer his experienced view. In his opinion, Jon told me, “Nothing surpasses the look and feel of a well maintained teak deck to give a touch of luxury to a yacht. There are many other synthetic alternatives to timber as a deck
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covering, but none of them have the same feel underfoot, especially when bare foot. (As of yet) nothing looks or feels the same.”
While Jon is clearly extremely passionate about the benefits of natural teak, he’s also a realist about the less than positive aspects: “The supply of teak is a huge cause for concern and every year it becomes more and more difficult to obtain teak of the
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