: I designed some NW indian type artwork that fits the areas perfectly, I have
: sanded off all the old varnish and am now at the stage of actually
: painting something.

: Anybody done this and have any sage advice? I was just going to use enamel
: paint on the bare epoxy then varnish over the whole boat with Captains
: Varnish. Any reason you can think of why this wouldn't work? Is there a
: better paint I could use? Any advice would be appreciated...

I have done this with enamal paint over epoxy. I then covered the painting with epoxy, sanded and put on the varnish with the theory that when I sanded off the varnish I wouldn'd sand off the painting. So far its lasted a couple of years and I haven't tested the theory. By a stoke of luck my art work also covered a blemish -- just coincidence I'm sure.
good luck
don