Hi Bones. The Cetol finish has been much improved over the years. I've used it regardless because it's so tough. But the newest version (I know of...) is something called Natural Teak, and it's much closer to varnish than any of the earlier iterations. I used it on toe rails year before last and it looks pretty good, and holds up nicely. Tom On Sat, Nov 16, 2013 at 6:03 AM, bownez@juno.com <bownez@juno.com> wrote:

Tom, Rick and Mark,

Thank you much for your replies. I will be going the heat gun/scraper route, and yes, be careful because wood DOES scorch easily! The M23 rudder is in the sun all summer. I have been doing the bottom paint on the portion that sits in the water with the rudder raised. I normally use varnish on brightwork that can be removed from the boat (dropboards, rudder, tiller, etc.) But the attached teak (grabrails, trim) get Penofin oil. I used Cetol years ago as an experiment on my M6.8. I did not like the muddy, dull look. However, some boating friends are using Cetol's updated product on their Island Packets and it does look much better. I think it is a "Light" formulation? It may be time to try it again, it does seem to hold up better than varnish.

Later,

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