Sea Sprite 28

Good news! A quick sanding of the bulkhead's teak veneer revealed that the black water stain wasn't deep.

One of the first things I did when I got the boat in my driveway was to remove all removable teak pieces. I then separated these into three groups, and worked on sanding and varnishing one group at a time.

Here's one group, ready for installation.

Like the rest of the exterior teak, the coaming hadn't been varnished in years...

The good thing about the teak not being varnished was that it hadn't been sanded much (if at all) over the years...

If it had seen a lot of sanding, it would have been noticeably thinner.

Still, there were some areas that were quite weathered. This handrail needed lots of sanding, which made it thinner than I would have liked.

The handrails did look nice, though.

I gave all interior teak six coats of Epiphanes High Gloss varnish.

I like the look of the gloss, but I think I'd like a satin finish better. Next season I plan to give it a coat of Epiphanes' Rubbed Effect varnish.

Here's a removable piece, reinstalled.

The high gloss finish on the exterior looks great. I still need to work on the toerails.

The dorade boxes really should be rebuilt. A project to look forward to.