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FYI, I spoke to a dealer's representative at Strictly Sail Chicago and they said that Catalina sent out a "quiet" announcement to dealers about a year ago that the C34 and C36 are done.  Several dealers were unhappy about this decision because they had customers waiting for boats, so Catalina manufactured a few more of each.  However, the representative was not expecting any more new boats to come off the line.  I am sorry to see this decision because I would not trade the layout of the C34 for either the 350 or the 375. 

I would continue to monitor your engine temperatures to see if you are seeing signs of overheating.  We cured our chronic overheating problem by pulling three impeller fins out of the heat exchanger and a fourth out of the elbow off of the water pump.  I also could see how a fin could  become wedged in the hose leading from the water pump to the heat exchanger, although three of our fins had made the passage into the heat exchanger itself. 

We had a similar problem getting the hose off of the water pump and the heat exchanger.  Far worse were the other hoses leading to and from the heat exchanger.  A good channel pliers and some swearing did the trick.  The good news is that we coated up the connections with hose lubricant so it won't be such a pain next time. 

You might also check out these if you are looking for teak:

http://shop.catalinaowners.com/detail.htm?fno=20&group=1225&cat=2015

I used Interlux Fiberglass Solvent Wash and it did a good job of taking up spills on flat surfaces.  I applied it with a toothbrush and scrubbed.  In the non-skid, I first used a toothpick to pull up the Cetol in the crevices and then followed up with the FSW.