Resources
Yards, specialists, suppliers and owners' groups for Taiwan-built teak yachts, the "Leaky Teakys", around the world. Entries marked "under investigation" have not been checked with the business yet; please confirm before you rely on them.
Teak deck specialists
O'Neill Shipwrightsunder investigation
Warriewood, Sydney (also Brisbane), New South Wales / Queensland, Australia
Shipwrights who replaced the teak decking of a 54 m yacht in Brisbane in 2022, per Marine Business News. Whether they take on smaller cruising yachts is unconfirmed.
Wolz Nautic GmbH
Gaukönigshofen, Bavaria, Germany
Prefabricates teak and synthetic deck systems (about 2,000 decks a year) for yards across Europe, with offices for Italy, France/North Spain, the Netherlands and Greece. Mainly a manufacturer working through yards.
Driftwood Ltd (Fine Yacht Woodwork)under investigation
Woburn (Clarkes Court Boatyard), Caribbean, Grenada
Marine carpentry including teak decking, plus deck core repair and blister treatment, at Clarkes Court Boatyard.
Ecodeck BVunder investigation
Echten, Drenthe, Netherlands
Listed in a METSTRADE exhibitor entry as having long experience with teak for the yacht industry; refit work on existing boats not confirmed.
Marine Decking Solutions
New Zealand
Traditional teak decking, deck repair and re-caulking, plus synthetic teak, per its own site; profiled by Boating NZ in August 2025.
Phuket teak deck refits (cruiser reports)under investigation
Chalong, Phuket, Phuket, Thailand
Noonsite reports and cruiser blogs describe Phuket refits with new teak decks, citing available teak and skilled Thai carpenters. No business is named in these sources; a lead for further research, not a listing.
Ancasta Yacht Services
Hamble, Southampton, Hampshire, United Kingdom
Offers new teak decks, repairs and full restoration, with custom teak panels built in the workshop and covered sheds for the work. Also the south coast Flexiteek installer for 35-75 ft yachts.
Argo Yachting (Argo Nautical Limited)
Southampton, Hampshire (also Plymouth; Marbella and Mallorca, Spain; Neustadt, Germany), United Kingdom
Teak deck replacement with on-board templating and hand-laid planks, bonded rather than screwed where possible; also re-caulking, sanding, repairs and deck surveys. Does not mention Taiwan-built yachts specifically.
Moody Decking and Services Ltdunder investigation
Southampton area, Hampshire, United Kingdom
Designs, builds and fits natural teak yacht decking using traditional techniques, and is a Dek-King synthetic decking partner, per a trade news item. Own website not found.
Foster's Yacht Services
Fort Lauderdale, Florida, United States
Templates the old deck, builds a new teak deck as modular panels in its shop and bonds it with epoxy instead of screws; also marine carpentry and fibreglass repair.
Sail Onyx
Miami, Florida, United States
Teak deck restoration (re-caulking, sanding), new teak deck installation and full replacement, plus marine carpentry, with mobile technicians across South Florida.
Teak Marine USA
Fort Lauderdale, Florida, United States
Installs and repairs custom teak decks and sands existing teak decks; also a DEK-KING synthetic decking representative, with a second location in Riviera Beach.
Teakdecking Systems (TDS)
Sarasota, Florida, United States
Manufacturer of custom teak, composite and cork decking with offices in Sarasota and Fort Lauderdale; its refit pages cover full deck replacement, refits and repairs, and it partners with installers worldwide.
Boatyards
Woodstock Boatbuildersunder investigation
English Harbour, Caribbean, Antigua and Barbuda
Listed by Noonsite as offering refits, teak decking, joinery and composite construction on Dockyard Drive.
Chantier du Guipunder investigation
Brest, Brittany (also Lorient), France
Restores and maintains wooden heritage and classic yachts, including re-caulking deck seams; work on older GRP cruisers not shown.
Rebak Marinaunder investigation
Rebak Island, Langkawi, Kedah, Malaysia
Cruiser boatyard with a 65 t travel lift and approved contractors including a shipwright and riggers, per Noonsite and Cruisers Wiki. Teak deck work not confirmed.
Manoel Island Yacht Yard Ltdunder investigation
Gzira, Manoel Island, Malta
A directory entry lists teak decking, deck and hull seam re-caulking and traditional joinery for boats up to 50 m. Own website not checked.
Astilleros Pescadores Unidos de Mazatlánunder investigation
Mazatlán, Sinaloa, Mexico
Yard listed in The Log's boatyard guide with fibreglass and woodwork and a 150-ton travelift. Teak deck work unconfirmed.
Shelter Bay Marina boatyardunder investigation
Colón, Colón, Panama
Marina boatyard with 100 t haul-out at the Caribbean end of the Panama Canal; a 2012 report says Lyman-Morse opened a service yard there offering carpentry, rigging and fibreglass work. Current teak capability unconfirmed.
Port Carmen boatyards, Cebuunder investigation
Port Carmen, Cebu, Cebu, Philippines
Cruisers' Noonsite reports describe low-cost refits with timber, fibreglass and paint work at Port Carmen yards; a 2020s Tayana 37 sale listing cites a Cebu yard quoting new teak decks. Not confirmed with the yards themselves.
Varador 2000under investigation
Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain
Yard with a classic refit service covering carpentry, teak and traditional joinery.
Phuket Boat Lagoonunder investigation
Koh Kaew, Phuket, Phuket, Thailand
Marina and boatyard with about 160 hardstands, travel lifts and on-site contractors; a common haul-out for cruisers' refits in Phuket, where cruiser reports describe new teak decks laid by local carpenters. Teak work is by contractors, not advertised by the yard itself.
Fox's Marina & Boatyard
Ipswich, Suffolk, United Kingdom
Boatyard that lists teak deck replacement and GRP and composite repairs. Its portfolio shows a full teak deck replacement using prefabricated panels over a prepared GRP sub-deck, and its FAQ lists replacing aged teak decks as a standard refit job.
Haven Boatworksunder investigation
Port Townsend, Washington, United States
Restoration and repair yard specialising in wooden boats, plus bottom work, paint and diesel service. Teak deck work on fibreglass cruisers not stated.
Port Townsend Shipwrights Co-opunder investigation
Port Townsend, Washington, United States
Shipwrights' co-op at the Port Townsend Boat Haven offering caulking, rigging, sail loft, interiors, metal fabrication and major rebuilds including deck replacement. Owner reports describe Port Townsend yards re-doing Taiwan boats' teak foredecks and wet cores.
Schooner Creek Boat Worksunder investigation
Portland, Oregon, United States
Full-service yard on Hayden Island (Shawnee's home waters) with fibreglass, wood and stainless repair, a travel lift and a rig shop that renews standing rigging, masts and booms. Teak deck work not listed specifically.
Rigging, chainplates and bronze
Classic Marine
Levington, Ipswich, Suffolk, United Kingdom
Chandlery for traditional yachts stocking bronze cleats, blocks, shackles, rigging screws, spar fittings and bronze fastenings, and making custom fittings in bronze, stainless or galvanised steel.
East Coast Metalworks (formerly Bronzework Marine)under investigation
Woodbridge, Suffolk, United Kingdom
Bronze casting and classic deck and mast fittings, per a retailer's page; the predecessor Bronzework was listed as a Classic Marine division. Own website not found.
Brion Toss Yacht Riggersunder investigation
Port Townsend, Washington, United States
Rigging shop working on traditional, classic and contemporary boats, including mast unstepping and standing-rigging renewal for heavy cruising ketches and cutters.
Bristol Bronzeunder investigation
Tiverton, Rhode Island, United States
Cast bronze fittings and replacement portlights to classic patterns (800+ parts per Patch). Its patterns have since passed to Tuckahoe, so it may no longer trade; website did not load.
New Found Metalsunder investigation
Port Townsend, Washington, United States
Hand-cast bronze and stainless opening portlights, teak spacers and deck hardware since 1975 — a common source for replacing leaking portlights on older cruisers. Taiwan models are not named in its boat list.
Port Townsend Foundryunder investigation
Port Townsend, Washington, United States
Casts marine bronze (silicon, manganese and aluminium bronze) in small batches and custom runs from a legacy pattern library, per a Soundings feature — useful for replacing odd bronze fittings.
Suppliers
Onward Trading Company
Whiteley, Hampshire, United Kingdom
Supplies solid teak decking and gratings, plus chandlery and brass lighting; listed as a specialist supplier by National Historic Ships UK.
Edensaw Woodsunder investigation
Port Townsend, Washington, United States
Marine plywood and lumber yard (Port Townsend and Tacoma) with marine, imported and specialty decking woods; confirm teak stock directly.
Fisheries Supplyunder investigation
Seattle, Washington, United States
Large chandlery with deck hardware, fasteners, deck sealants, fibreglass and resin supplies and teak accessories.
Hamilton Marineunder investigation
Searsport, Maine, United States
Marine chandlery with teak accessories, bronze and deck hardware, hatches and portholes.
Tuckahoe Traditional Watercraft (via SailboatParts.com)under investigation
United States
US-cast bronze cleats, chocks, fairleads and deck plates made from the former Bristol Bronze patterns, sold through SailboatParts.com.
Taiwan yards
Cheoy Lee Shipyards Ltd
Lai Chi Kok, Kowloon (yard at Zhuhai), Hong Kong / Guangdong, China (Hong Kong SAR)
Builder of the teak-decked Cheoy Lee sailing yachts, which ended regular sailboat production around 1990. Still operating from Hong Kong with a shipyard in Zhuhai building commercial vessels and CL Yachts motor yachts; owners can contact it for history, but refit of old sailboats is not advertised.
Queen Long Marine (Hylas Yachts)
Kaohsiung, Kaohsiung City, Taiwan
Taiwan yard that has built Hylas sailing yachts for over 40 years and is still operating (2025 site). One of the remaining Kaohsiung sailboat builders; refit of older boats is not advertised.
Ta Chiao Bros. (CT Yachts)under investigation
Bali (Pali), New Taipei, New Taipei, Taiwan
Builder of the CT line (CT 34, CT 41 ketch, CT 54, CT 49 and others), many with teak decks. Good Old Boat and SailboatData list it as still in business on custom builds, but neither is dated and no company website was found.
Ta Yang Yacht Building Co. (Tayana Yachts)under investigation
Kaohsiung (Lin Yuan), Kaohsiung City, Taiwan
Founded 1973; built the CT/Tayana 37 and later Tayana 48-64 cruisers, many with teak decks. Operating status unresolved: the company site's newest dated news is November 2019, and Wikipedia states (uncited) that it closed in September 2020.
Hans Christian Yachts / Pantawee Marineunder investigation
Bang Lamung (Pattaya area), Chonburi, Thailand
Hans Christian yachts were first built in Taiwan; production later moved to Pantawee Marine in Thailand, named as sole authorised builder. One source says production ceased in February 2017; current status unconfirmed.
Owners' groups
Cheoy Lee Association
Worldwide
Owners' site begun in 1997 with information on Cheoy Lee yachts, their history, designers and restoration; Soundings cites about 1,500 members in 60+ countries.
Hans Christian Owners Association (HCOA)under investigation
Worldwide
Owners' association and forum for Hans Christian yachts (domain since 2001), named as the owners' association in Good Old Boat's builder profile. Membership terms and recent activity unconfirmed.
Tayana Owners Group (TOG News)
Worldwide
Volunteer owners' group for Tayana, CT and Vancouver yachts, claiming 2,000+ members. Offers a newsletter subject index, hull-number owners database and archived newsletters from the 1980s; its discussion list moved to the Google Group 'tognews' in 2007. Current activity level unconfirmed (site copyright to 2021).
Westsail Owners Associationunder investigation
Worldwide
Membership association with a members' forum, rendezvous and quarterly publication for Westsail boats. Only partly relevant: some Westsail-type hulls and many look-alikes were Taiwan-built, and its yard-work boards cover teak and deck issues.
Forums
Cruiser Log forumsunder investigation
Worldwide
Cruising forum with archived threads (mostly around 2006) on Formosa, Hans Christian, Mariner and Tayana boats, including a Formosa 44 history thread. Largely an archive now.
Cruisers & Sailing Forumsunder investigation
Worldwide
Large international cruising forum with monohull and boat-type discussions, often including Taiwan-built cruisers and teak deck repair. No dedicated Taiwan-boat sub-forum confirmed.
Sailboat Owners forumsunder investigation
Worldwide
General sailboat owners' forum with threads on teak deck replacement and removal on older boats.
SailNet: Hardin 45 owners' threadunder investigation
Worldwide
Long multi-page owners' thread on Hardin 44/45 ketches (and Sea Wolf and Vagabond boats); the main Hardin discussion found, as there is no dedicated Hardin owners' group. SailNet now sits behind a bot-access gate, so recent activity is unconfirmed. SailNet also hosts many Hans Christian, Cheoy Lee and Taiwan-boat threads.
TrawlerForum: Taiwan teak deck threadsunder investigation
Worldwide
Power-boat forum whose threads on screwed Taiwan teak decks, leaks and wet cores apply equally to the sailboats; includes one owner's report of a Port Townsend yard re-doing a Taiwan boat's foredeck.
Reference sites
Good Old Boat Saildata database
Worldwide
Free boat and builder database with pages for the Hardin Voyager 44/45, Hardin Sea Wolf 40, Formosa 35, Island Trader 41 and Tayana, Ta Chiao and Hans Christian builder profiles.
sailboatdata.com builder and model pagesunder investigation
Worldwide
Specs database with builder profiles (e.g. Ta Chiao) and model pages for most Taiwan-built cruisers, plus user forum topics such as Hardin 44/45 ratings, and an owners'-association directory.
TOG list archive: Tayana Historyunder investigation
Worldwide
Archived mailing-list material on Ta Yang/Tayana and CT history, hosted by the Tayana Owners Group.
Cruising World: Replacing Teak Decks is a Monumental Jobunder investigation
United States
Magazine article on the scale and cost of replacing teak decks on a cruising yacht.
Good Old Boat magazine
United States
Magazine for older fibreglass boats with free online articles on teak decks, including removing the teak from a Cheoy Lee, finding deck leaks, deck replacement and stripping teak; back issues are sold as downloads.
Practical Sailor used-boat reviews (Taiwan builds)
United States
Independent used-boat reviews of Hans Christian 34/36, Island Trader 37/38, Union 36, Cheoy Lee Clipper 36/42 and Tayana 37, noting shared designs (e.g. Island Trader 41 = Formosa 41 = CT 41 = Sea Wolf 41). Some content needs a paid subscription.
Practical Sailor: Replacing Teak Decks, the DIY-er's Way
United States
Step-by-step account of removing a failed 26-year-old screwed teak deck and laying new glued (unscrewed) planking: removal, filling screw holes, epoxy sealing and bonding.
Books
Boatowner's Mechanical and Electrical Manual (Nigel Calder)
United States
Standard reference for refitting engines, electrics, plumbing and rigging — the systems most older Taiwan cruisers need renewed alongside their decks.
Brightwork: The Art of Finishing Wood (Rebecca J. Wittman)
United States
Guide to stripping, varnishing and maintaining exterior teak, with a chapter on rescuing teak decks; a shorter Brightwork Companion (2004) also exists.
Sailboat Hull and Deck Repair (Don Casey)
United States
McGraw-Hill, 1996: sealing joints, bedding hardware, replacing portlights, finding leaks and repairing core problems — the usual failures under screwed teak decks. Also included in Casey's Complete Illustrated Sailboat Maintenance Manual.
This Old Boat (Don Casey)
United States
Standard guide to renovating an older fibreglass sailboat (International Marine/McGraw-Hill, 2nd ed. 2009): fibreglass, deck hardware, rigging, systems and interiors. Not Taiwan-specific.
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