Trying to catch up on boat work

2/17/15
Marathon FL
Posted by Bill

We have been here at Harbour Cay Club for just over 2 weeks. Our original plan was to make an attempt to go to the Bahamas in March, or head to the Dry Tortugas and possibly up the west coast of Florida. Before we leave, we needed to get some boat work done, with top priority being new batteries, solar panels and teak work. Being sick for over a week put us a bit behind and now we are looking at crunch time if we want to leave the first of March. We have the battery thing worked out in our heads, and the solar solution has been narrowed down…we just need to execute on those. That leaves the teak, which we started back up on 3 days ago. There is a lot of teak on the exterior of the boat and when it is finished, it looks very nice. We have been stripping the old stain off (Sikkens Cetol) for the last 3 years, mostly letting nature help us out, but there are still areas to strip, so we have been working hard to finish it up. We also did some sanding, followed by cleaning the wood with a diluted bleach and liquid Dawn mixture. Finally, we will wipe the wood down with a solvent and lay on the Cetol. We are going to use the Sikkens Natural, followed by Sikkens Gloss to give it a varnished look. The weather here is perfect for doing the staining (called bright work in the nautical world). There is not much humidity, the temps have been in the 70s, and we don’t have to worry about dew or bugs. Here are some pics to give you the idea:
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