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Deck The Halls!

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Our Girl's got a new rack!  Well, renewed anyway, kind of.  This project was completed near the end of November, but since I crewed on a friends boat from Ensenada to La Paz, I am finally getting around to this post.   When we returned from Florida, a boat on our dock had just had her teak decks refurbished and our neighbor took us over to have a look.  After chatting with the owner about the job and the price, we got in touch with Roy, the local guy who did the work, and contracted him to do the same for Discovery .   We agreed that he would replace screws, plugs, and caulk where needed, as well as repair the rotted and leaking core above our pilot berth, amidships. Everything went pretty much as planned, and with some minor tuneups that I will be tinkering with, we eliminated most of our leaks, and the decks are oh so silky smooth now. Discovery's decks before: The orange color is the teak sealer the previous owners applied twice a year, which