[phester]

Cbill, your teak cocktail sounds like a good mix,courious though, what could one expect in terms of longevity....I don't want this to be a yearly thing. Most guys using this Cetol material are boasting 4-5 years before having to do it again. Probably wouldn't get 4-5 yrs. shriveling up in that Fla. sun w/ Capt. Norton Franco, here in the N.E. I could deal with getting 4/5 seasons out of it. As for the starboard, my teak wasn't in bad shape, just dry and very dull, a good deal of sanding bought it back almost new. The classic lines of a v20 deserves the classic look of teak [wood] accents, to each his own