: I just finished putting the system three primer on the below waterline areas
: of my arctic tern (the turnip, as I have named her). I decided to go with
: paint below for durability (my unique paddling finesse and destinations
: favor durability).
: But now I am thinking I could have gone with two layers of glass down there
: and varnish the whole thing for the same weight and maybe saved a buck.
: The topside LPU and primer are 35 a quart, varnish is 21 a quart and seems
: to go a lot farther. I know the primer/lpu combination will be tough as
: nails, but it ain't cheap and half a gallon of paint ain't very
: lighweight.

: Any thoughts on durability of varnish vs. paint for the bottom???

: Also, I am building a canoe as a just for fun beater from some free plans I
: downloaded. Anyone know of a good (cheap) paint that will stick to system
: three epoxy?

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: Two Eskimos sitting in a kayak were chilly, but when they lit a fire in the
: craft, it sank. Proving once again that you can't have your kayak and heat
: it, too.
There are laws against this sort of thing you know.

As far as paint goes if you can find an oil based porch & deck paint, it is cheap and tough
Bob