: Because that is the way I have seen it done. I did ask about dying before
: sewing the skin. I don't see much difference myself. I 'think' dying with
: a brush would use less dye and probably less messy.

: I am going to use Zar to coat it. (Found it at Ace Hardware BTW. They will
: order if for me, didn't have it on the shelf.) I have thought about
: tinting it, but just concerned if I would get a color I was happy with. I
: figured I would do this one a proven way, then maybe play on some scraps
: by tinting the left over poly and seeing what happened.

: If someone has tinted ZAR with good results I am not opposed to trying it.
: Just ready to get this one on the water and prefer not to experiment on
: the boat itself.

I've tinted poly for use as a varnish and it's an interesting thing to try. Not tried it on fabric, though sometime soon that'll happen too. Used artist's oil paint to tint it and that works well.

Bill H.