Varnishing teak trim etc.

A little wood trim looks great but don't let it get away on you. Uv and weather quickly can reduce you nicest teak into a eyes sore.

The best is to varnish a few time a year and/or to cover your bright work with a sun cover. This is a tall order and most modern boats have very little wood on deck because of this.

We just have enough to be able to knock on wood. (on deck that is)

Stripping down is a lot of work but if you have to, put on a minimum of 7 layers of varnish.

Here Joanne is applying one of many layers of spar varnish using a cheap foam brush.

We use a hard varnish on deck and where there is a lot of wear like cabin soles and stairs etc. For inside we use a Ureathane as it easy to repair.