I have spent some of the time during the last week in stripping, sanding and start of refinishing the companionway doors on the cockpit side.  The inside is in perfect shape so we are only doing the outside.  Initial results are promising and it looks like the wood is beautiful and good grained.  I have two coats of Cetol light on right now and will do at least two more as I am using a black china bristle brush.  This allows me to apply a thinner but more precisely controlled coat as the bristles are stiffer and do not flex the brush as much.  I may just move from the white bristle to the black for all the work but we shall see.