> Last summer I built a Chesapeake 17 but I ran out of time and decided that
> taking it to Canada and using it was more important than putting on the
> final finish coats. Almost a year later I still have a boat with no
> protection for the epoxy. The boat has been exposed to direct sun for some
> of that period and it appears that the epoxy over a portion of the deck
> has degraded. It has turned bare wood color, but it still appears to have
> some epoxy covering. I want to prepare the boat for paddling this summer,
> but I'm not sure what to do. Should I take it down to bare wood or should
> I sand the epoxy and go for a final finish.

> Thanks for any help.

> Jim Jim I'd give it a light sand, wash, varnish then get back on the water.