> I would use a couple of thin coats of epoxy, but not totally fill the
> weave. You don't want to slip entering or leaving the cockpit and unfilled
> glass cloth has at least some nonskid properties. Totally filled glass
> cloth with a couple of coats of varnish has about the same nonskid
> properties as glare ice. It's even worse when it's wet!

> Ron

Ron, That may be your observation but it has not been mine. I filled the weave completely and did not varnish. I have NO problem with slipping on the wet epoxy. I wear thin water shoes with rubber soles or go bare foot and either way my feet stick like glue to the wet epoxy surface. Its a non issue. It may well be a problem with varnish though but I see no reason to varnish the inside of my cockpit. I use a skirt or a cockpit cover all the time.

Larry C.