: Enjoy the kayak. You won't notice the difference of a day or two of direct
: sunlight. More than that I cannot say.

: Consider, also, not using varnish but one of the more UV and
: scratch-resistent 2-part polyurathane finishes. I did my last two kayaks
: with a gloss polyurathane finish and find that it is much more scratch
: resistant. It also goes on thicker, so it covers scratches in the epoxy
: better than varnish.

: John
I used auto polyurathane high solids clear with good UV.I sanded with 320 grit sand paper,hung the 19" expedition single in the heated booth, put 2 coats of clear on then baked at 120 temp for 30 min. It came out like glass and is very scratch resistant with the high solid clear.(It took 2 qts). The next day I put it in the water. I would really recommend this clear.Im a collision tech so it made good sense to me,and fast...kirk