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Re: Strip: How many coats of varnish
By:Charles Robinson
Date: 7/11/2013, 2:59 pm
In Response To: Re: Strip: How many coats of varnish (Bill Hamm)

Varnish isn't a one shot deal, put it on and forget it. It requires occasional touch ups like Jeff said and even if stored inside will need recoated every few years. Trust me, you really don't want to wait until it starts to peel to start to maintain it. It quickly goes from an hour's job to maybe a week's worth of hard work.

Bill H.

Thanks Bill: I guess that's something I'll look forward to. Next I have to sand and varnish my wife's Osprey. It's getting a little beat up. At least I have enough kayaks to let her use one of mine while hers is being prettied up.

Charles Robinson

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Strip: How many coats of varnish
Charles Robinson -- 7/10/2013, 2:07 pm
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Sodbuster -- 7/10/2013, 2:58 pm
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Etienne Muller -- 7/10/2013, 5:21 pm
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Marc Upchurch -- 7/10/2013, 6:39 pm
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Kurt Maurer -- 7/10/2013, 7:48 pm
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Bill Hamm -- 7/10/2013, 7:52 pm
Re: Strip: How many coats of varnish My mistake
Marc Upchurch -- 7/10/2013, 8:49 pm
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Malcolm Schweizer -- 7/10/2013, 11:55 pm
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Charles Robinson -- 7/11/2013, 8:39 am
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Malcolm Schweizer -- 7/15/2013, 1:18 pm
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Jeff Horton -- 7/11/2013, 12:26 pm
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Bill Hamm -- 7/11/2013, 2:26 pm
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Charles Robinson -- 7/11/2013, 2:59 pm
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Dan Caouette (CSCWC) -- 7/11/2013, 3:08 pm
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Nick Riccardi -- 7/11/2013, 3:14 pm
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Dan Caouette (CSCWC) -- 7/11/2013, 3:30 pm
Do you paddle that boat?
Jay Babina -- 7/11/2013, 5:09 pm
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Dan Caouette (CSCWC) -- 7/11/2013, 6:18 pm
Re: Do you paddle that boat?
SCOTT FITZGERRELL -- 7/18/2013, 3:38 pm
Re: Do you paddle that boat?
Dan Caouette (CSCWC) -- 7/19/2013, 8:53 am
Re: Do you paddle that boat?
Bill Hamm -- 7/21/2013, 2:15 am
Close-up of the deck *PIC*
Dan Caouette (CSCWC) -- 7/11/2013, 6:22 pm
Re: Strip: How many coats of varnish
Bill Hamm -- 7/11/2013, 6:25 pm
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Allan -- 7/11/2013, 6:49 pm
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Etienne Muller -- 7/12/2013, 4:12 am
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Charles Robinson -- 7/12/2013, 8:37 am
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Bill Hamm -- 7/12/2013, 2:47 pm
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David Bartnowski -- 7/12/2013, 5:52 am
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Bill Hamm -- 7/12/2013, 2:50 pm
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Gene -- 7/13/2013, 12:47 pm
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Allan -- 7/13/2013, 5:56 pm
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Etienne Muller -- 7/14/2013, 2:28 am
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Mike Savage -- 7/15/2013, 4:48 am
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Gene -- 7/14/2013, 9:09 am
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Bill Hamm -- 7/15/2013, 12:46 am
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Gene -- 7/15/2013, 9:11 am