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Whenever you remove a teak deck from a yacht there is a reason for it. Usually since it is old and leaky. you hope that the water is just under the teak but not yet in the sandwich structure of the deck itself. But the moment you do not think about it the bad things happen....

Using teak as a deck layer on yacht is awesome. It looks super nice, is very elegant and it is super smooth to walk on. But if you do not take care the fun is over...

Born to be a sacrifice.

So called sacrificial anodes do not have a good life. The only reason why they exist is preventing other metals not getting destroyed. But how does that work?

Rust is no option on a vessel - never.

Whenever something is made of metal and it is being in touch with water there is a risk of rust. We do not want rust! Our keel is made of iron and we do have to fix the rusty seam of our keel that is no longer fully sealed against the sea water SV LIMA is in.

So we have to deal with it.

Anything can happen - everywhere. So be prepared..

It is not only good seamanship but also common sense: If you are far away from a medical infrastructure you have to have the most important medical equipment with you. And you should be able to use it. In case of emergency this is potentially going to save your life and the life for your crew members.

So check out what we do to make sure we thought about as much as possible.