On Fri, 2 Oct 2009 17:13:44 -0700 (PDT), Frogwatch
wrote:

Nice gift. However, why would anybody in their right mind want
something like teak that takes so much work on a boat. This is even
worse for those in cold climes where sailing season is so limited.

All the passenger ships I have been on have a three inch thick teak
weather deck. They sand them once a year, and that is that.

Casady