Aft deck & curved steps
Curved aft steps and an aft deck in a natural sanded finish, with continuous margins carried cleanly around the superstructure. The aft deck is where a yacht is most often seen and used, and where the plank layout has to negotiate the most curves — around the transom, the steps and the base of the superstructure at once.
The craft in a deck like this is in the margins. A single, unbroken border line that follows the deck edge and sweeps around every change of direction is what gives the surface its calm, resolved look; a margin that wanders or breaks at a curve is the first thing the eye catches. Setting out the plank runs so they meet those curved margins evenly, and carrying the steps down in the same language, is what ties the whole aft area together.
Finished by sanding rather than varnish, the deck keeps the soft, matt, grippy surface that suits a working aft deck and greys gracefully if left natural. The result is an aft deck and steps that read as one continuous piece of teak, curved margins and all.
The correct intervention starts with the correct diagnosis.
Send us photographs, the vessel length, approximate deck area, location and known history of the deck. We will tell you whether the next step should be a remote review, an on-board survey or a detailed quotation.
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