Talking to yacht brokers in Florida, they tell me that teak decks
are a no-no down there. Too hot.

Awnings are nice to have. And high on my list of things to do.

Bart

DSK wrote
John Cairns wrote:
I'll assume that was a serious question, so consider the following. The
first week or so out of Lauderdale the teak decks got so hot you
couldn't
walk on 'em barefoot.

In NC in high summer our teak deck gets too hot to walk on. Even a cream
colored fiberglass deck will get uncomfortable hot. I like a little tint
in the deck coating to cut glare, but you can't overdo it unless you
want to cook.

A couple of our friends have full deck shades and say that they do a
marvelous keeping the boat cooler. Troublesome to stow when not in use,
though.

Fresh Breezes- Doug King