Hi Rick,

I am a little too serious so I miss the good word play of my friends more often than not. Thanks for answering, I had no idea that finding a good exterior varnish was an issue (I live in L. A., lots of varnish, few lakes and rivers, ha, ha).

Joe

: Nah, I'm not trying to be obtuse, though having fun with words is not beyond
: my desires...

: To be plain, I went to Loeh's, Target, Sherwin-Williams, Home-depot, Walmart,
: Sears, and Meijhers. All of them had Helmsman Spar polyurethane. (Well,
: Sears had the Varithane equivalent) None had outdoor varnish, much less
: one with good UV blockers. Being Dayton, Ohio, there are not a lot of boat
: building hardware stores about... So I could have paid to have a quart of
: Capt Jack? Capt Black? (sorry don't remember now) mailed for about twice
: the cost of the PU... I asked about the the PU here on this board - it
: seemed to hold up on other's boats. It has on mine too.

: Sorry if my answer was too cute... I just wanted to mention the idea of
: availability as a reason some might choose Spar PU.

: Rick