La Cruz
18 December 2017
I wanted to get the teak cap rails (the wood that goes all round the edge of the boat) and the teak seats in the cockpit restored to plain wood without the cetol varnish which over the years has become orange and chipped in many places. I had two people interested in doing the job, both I think very capable, but I eventually chose Gonzalo who came highly recommended by Richard, the owner of another Hallberg-Rassy just 2 boats away from us. He will also strip and varnish the binnacle and the hatches, so there will be no more orange Cetol anywhere on the boat. The best thing about Annita, a boat built by a great boatbuilder in 1975, is that all the external wood is teak and all the interior wood is mahogany. Visiting the boat show in San Francisco in April I was shocked that many expensive new boats now use chipboard and veneer, little better than what you would see in a recreational vehicle.