Greg, Had you used West System with 207 hardener? I chose 207 on a direct recommendation from Gougeon. They said (in a different conversation I posted last year) that 206 had some problems with clouding if the ratio was not right on the money or if not mixed thoroughly. That was enough for me not to use it for clear-coating. I guess I'm just trying to justify a decision I've already made--I've just got to go out this Saturday. ;-)

> Ross

> Fight the urge, you won't be sorry, I too wanted to get my G-boat in the
> water, so as soon as it was close enough to float without any exposed
> wood, I did, it was out most of the day. Two things happened, on the rear
> deck(and only there) the epoxy went cloudy, it was okay after the finish
> coats. The other thing was where I had taped the hatched shut (operational
> hatches were not on the priority list for the first outing), anyways, when
> I removed the tape I could seen a difference in the color, light where the
> tape covered the surface. The contrast appears to be permanent.