SO 35 cockpit floor board

[2953]

Created a ~1 meter x 5cm triangular teak foot board so my guests have additional support when heeled. I plan to install on top of the existing teak cockpit floor. Anyone take issue with using 5200 as adhesion as I will not use more permanent fasteners by drilling the floor.

[Don Reaves]

I would think 5200 would work.

I find it interesting that you have a 2004 SO 35 with a teak cockpit floor. That's the same model/year as my boat. Was it installed after original delivery?

[2953]

I am second owner, but I believe it was factory installed. Teak floor in cockpit, on cockpit seating, and on transom "steps".

[zaphod]

Jan 16, 2020 19:29:23 GMT 2953 said:

Created a ~1 meter x 5cm triangular teak foot board so my guests have additional support when heeled. I plan to install on top of the existing teak cockpit floor. Anyone take issue with using 5200 as adhesion as I will not use more permanent fasteners by drilling the floor.

5200 is probably more permanent than screws. If you ever want to remove the board after sticking it down with 5200 you are likely to rip the teak right off the deck. If you use screws you can remove the board, easily with a screw driver.

[Charlie-Bravo]

As Zaphod says, screws would be my preferred fixing, and if you remove the strip in the future you can fit nice teak plugs to hide the holes, glue will be a permanent thing, ...... or at least a lot of work to restore the teak at a later date. Sounds like a mod I may copy as the cockpit is quite wide.
CB

[zaphod]

I am not sure how much difference installing a foot rest on the cockpit sole will make. If the boat is heeling so much that a footrest is needed to keep you slipping off the seat it is not going to be a very comfortable position.

Maybe it's the racer in me but when we are sailing upwind I encourage people to get up out of the cockpit. The coaming around the cockpit on Jeanneaus is angled perfectly so that it is a comfortable seat when heeled, plus the view is better and the boat sails better. I also encourage people to sit on the rail, not just for performance purposes, but because it is much more comfortable than down in the cockpit.

You may also find that having a footrest down the middle of the cockpit is an annoying tripping hazard. One more reason to install it in a less permanent way than 5200.

[johannes]

Our SO37 has a footrest, probably factory installed. It helps when you are sitting in the cockpit and the boat heels, but it is also a tripping hazard. If it wasn't there I'm not sure I would install one, but I'm not planning to get rid of it now.

[Full Circle]

My SO35 goes slower if heeling more than 10 degrees, just reef down and go faster. And my 2005 has teak/holly floors down below, fitted as standard. The veneer is very thin though