Recaulking the main hatch

I finally got around to caulking the hatch which we stripped and oiled over a month ago. I cleaned out the seams with acetone and then taped them.

We're using Boatlife LifeCaulk, a sticky, sticky, polysulfide compound that is formulated for oily woods, like teak. Its scarily icky and I went through many gloves during the process. Once the caulk skinned over, I pulled the tape. Taking the tape off was messy as I didn't leave any tape handles to get it off of the individual planks, so I used a utility knife and carefully picked up tape corners, trying not to smear the caulk.

I think it came out swimmingly, in a couple days we'll be able to start varnishing the hatch.