Welcome to Sailnet rsolomon.
Gary & Ed must be retired, or they would never do anything in their free time but bright work
Ed that canoe is amazing looking, nice job! The grandson is a cute one too
To the OP, ahalfon,
These days I am using
Cetol Natural followed by
Cetol Gloss for all my teak...except the cockpit seats in which I am using
Semco Teak Sealer.
I have used different products throughout the years, but I always seem to come back to Cetol, and the new "Natural" with "Gloss" is more than satisfactory for me and my time. Yes, the original Cetol is Fugly, especially after a few years maintenance coats. Now you would apply your annual maintenance coat using the gloss, therefore the old "orange" tinted ugliness is a thing if the past. I wouldn't be surprised if they stop making the original in a few years.
I decided to use/try Semco (Natural as well) on the cockpit seats so they would retain their non skid, and not grey or mold, I am hoping anyway. I cannot comment on how well the Semco product last because I just put it on today for the first time. But I was pleased with the look of it.
I will take some pictures tomorrow after it fully dries and post them here.
Teak care & maintenance comes with a lot of opinions as you can see in this thread. Just the other day I asked the local "teak guy" what he was using on the boat he was working on. He said, "Well the owner requested Cetol, not my favorite" ( I don't know what type of Cetol he was using). I asked, "So what do you use on your boat?" He responded, "Semco"
