: I took a chance and settled on MinWax’s Helmsman Clear
: Polyurethane ( not the water soluble kind) because it was available
: everywhere locally, cheap, I got a quart on sale for less then $5 and
: dries in 4 hours. The quart finished my whole boat with 7 coats and was
: just the opposite of brittle in that it’s very flexible. I have never see
: any boat finished with the varnish most used on the board (seems to be
: Captains) so I can’t really compare, but I don’t see how it could be much
: more clear then what I used. I will use this product on my next boat.

Thanks for doing that footwork John. $5 sound good to me and I've always loved your boat's finish. I guess I missed your earlier posts on this. I'll have to check it out.