Living in Fla, you really should have varnish everywhere over the epoxy, including the bottom. This will protect the epoxy from UV, plus it should reduce the chances of the epoxy clouding.

> Hi All,

> I finished my first kayak (osprey) up until the point of varnishing. I let
> it sit in the shop for a couple of months before I used it, and I find
> that after all day in the water, the epoxy on the hull seems to become
> cloudy (it's not awful, but it's definitely not clear). It goes back to
> being clear after it's been out of the water.

> I haven't varnished it yet, but I only intend to varnish the deck, which
> doesn't help me with the cloudy hull. I used System 3 epoxy. Is this
> cloudyness normal? I would think after 2 months the epoxy would be cured
> enough that the water wouldn't be affecting it in this way (BTW, I live in
> Florida...hot enough to cure...well...just about everything!). Any ideas
> as to what's happening here?

> This was last summer, and I haven't had her in the water yet this season,
> but I'm getting ready to varnish, so if there's something I've done wrong
> that needs fixing...I'd like to do it before I go through the varnishing
> process.

> Thanks...this board really helped during the whole building process!

> Jody