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Re: Varnish where the sun don't shine?
By:BillThomas
Date: 2/19/1999, 8:27 pm
In Response To: Re: Varnish where the sun don't shine? (Shawn Baker)

I don't know if it is a good idea to varnish the inside of a boat but it can't hurt and it does not take long. So I always varnish everything. I sand and finish the inside of my boats before I put the decks on .>

If you've got 'em coated with epoxy, then probably not.

> I did notice when I took my boat to the pool (and you think a wood kayak
> gets looks at the lake!) that the chlorine temporarily turned the surface
> of the epoxy a cloudy, milky white. It went away after a fresh-water wash.

> Shawn

Messages In This Thread

Varnish where the sun don't shine?
Don Beale -- 2/16/1999, 12:41 am
Re: Varnish where the sun don't shine?
Shawn Baker -- 2/19/1999, 11:55 am
Re: Varnish where the sun don't shine?
BillThomas -- 2/19/1999, 8:27 pm