The advise from the board to use a lot more water while wet sanding was great information and made the job fast and fun. I tried the technque of wiping on a second coat of poly varnish 2 hours after the first coat and it worked fine also. So yesterday, I sanded, varnished the deck, waited 2 hours and varnished it again, waited 6 hours and turned the boat over and repeated this on the hull. A good day. I tried the 600 grit to see how it would look for a final finish and did the same thing with #0000 steel wool, in selected spots. The wool give a better satin finish and very easy and quick to do, but I think I like the shiny finish better. So after sanding this morning, I will try my hand at a final brush finish as Rob Mack does and if I do a decent job that will be my final finish for now and maybe polish in late fall. This will be coat #7. Thanks for guiding me through this.

John