1988 Sundancer 300 Bow Pulpit

[anjeep]

Hello all. I have an 88 Sundancer 300 and my teak bow pulpit is in need of replacement. Does anyone know of one for sale?

I have found one off of a 1986 Sundancer 270 for sale. Is it the same pulpit as on the 300?

Any help would be appreciated. Thanks.

 

[Ka1oxd]

How bad is the teak? Is it just black or has it really split and falling off? I seen some really bad teak that after being cleaned, maybe sanded and definitely oiled looked great afterwords. From looking at a picture of one, it looks like it is made up of 3 6" boards. You should be able to buy just teak and make one. Do you have any pictures of the condition of your current one?

 

[anjeep]

It has a chunk missing from the corner. Previous owner must have hit something. I can probably repair it, but was thinking it might be more logical to buy a used one at a good price instead.

 

[Ka1oxd]

Most of them are screwed together and the screws are underneath wooden plugs. To get the plugs out, center punch the plug, then put a wood screw in until it makes contact with the screw under neath. It might even pop out a little when you hit it. Take a pair of pliers and pull on the screw and the plug pops right out.

 

[berth control]

They are pretty rare, especially to find used, in good shape, and for sale! Mine was bad and we had to make a new one. Kind of a pain to make one, especially because it's hard to find Teak in the dimensions you need, and when you do find it the Teak can be tough to work with. I've seen someone their own out of plywood and that's cheaper, easier, and possibly stronger than the original teak one. You cut two pulpits out of some 3/4" plywood, then laminate them together so it's 1.5" thick, sand it, then fiberglass over the plywood completely. You need to make sure and seal all your fastener holes, ect. just like you would on the transom or deck, which are fiberglass over plywood too. That's the over simplified description. :grin:

 

[ks65609]

It has a chunk missing from the corner. Previous owner must have hit something. I can probably repair it, but was thinking it might be more logical to buy a used one at a good price instead.

I refinished ours and it looks great but had no missing pieces.
I do have a suggestion dependent on the extent of the damage you have.
If the piece is reasonably small and can be cut out to leave a good bonding surface to the remaining pulpit, make a template of the cut out profile and use the opposite side of the pulpit to get the correct curvature towards the bow. Using new material cut out the profile of the replacement piece, drill the new piece and existing pulpit for dowels, and using the correct marine bonding agent, attach them together. I would suggest applying a couple of coats of Sikkens (or whatever teak finish you prefer) to the new piece, and after gluing sand the entire pulpit before appying the final coats of finish. I think this will help to better match the wood grains and colouring.
Maybe a dumb idea but nothing tried nothing gained.

 

[giff1]

I've used a company called Butler out of Pa. for a new swim ladder. They have great customer service. They have the pulpit you need but it is $$$. But thick teak lumber for DIY is $$$.
www.butlermarine.com