: Ive always had pretty good luck varnishig with a good brush. Ive never had
: the "perfect" finish, but thats OK with me. As soon as there's
: enough varnish on the boat, I take it out and scratch it! I did try
: Spideys rag trick, and although the coat is a little thinner than a brush,
: it went on OK. Still reserving judgement until the second coat tonight.

I finally got a decent finish varnishing using foam brushes on the bottom of my Yare. However, on my second "final" coat (really sixth coat) on the deck a run appered during the night next to the coaming. I was so fed up with sanding and varnishing only to have another run show up, after closing the door and going to bed, I said screw it I'll buff it out. Well with a little more wet sanding, progressively down to 2000 grit and then using Meguiar's #1 then #2 and then their Swirl Remover I discovered the finish far exceeded what I could do with a brush. I decided not to polish the bottom it was good pretty good and was destined to get scratched up. The perfect finish is obtained, as Spidey advocates, is by using a fairing board sanding the epoxy. Then by varnishing and wet sanding between coats. Completing with a polish job per Meguiar's recommendations.

This degree of effort is all cosmetic and is only to get the compliments.