All of the teak is falling victim to my brush and Cetol Natural. The previous coats of Semco were already disappearing to the point that the teak would begin graying soon. The good thing is that Semco left nothing on the surface that had to be removed with a heat gun and scraper (unlike varnish, of course). The teak required only thorough cleaning before coating. I used Amazon Quickie rapidly removing Part 1, washing, and sudsing up with Part 2. A touch with 220 paper once dry left the teak looking excellent. There will be no more teak treatments that might damage new paint. When the teak is complete I will return to prepping the deck for painting and building new chainplates.

On the bad days I am working below decks. One thing led to another as I rethought the entire fuel system. The short of it is that the old monel tank is out. I know monel is supposed to last forever, but there is some pitting on the surface. I am thinking about putting in a 50-gallon Moeller tank. I don't much like the included fuel level sender,though.

Perhaps I am not the only one who worries about the "little" things like the possibility of a 41-year-old tank beginning to leak? Our plans for cruising will be aided by those few extra gallons.

Additionally, I have a second filter to fit associated with a rerouting of the polishing system.