Hi Duane

I spray my paddles with a 2 part urethane...I get UV protection....but more important, I like the amount of grip but still not sticky feel.

A little tricky to apply safely. If Your going into vacuum bagging, might as well dive deeper and try 2 part urethane too

Best Wishes
Roy

: Looks beautiful!

: It's a pretty unique project and fun to make a GP in a different way.

: For the reasons you stated on your blog, I don't varnish it. I like the
: simple epoxy finish, and it's not stored in the sun anyway. Without the
: varnish there is some blotching in the finish too, but after you use it a
: few times, it tends to go away. I'm more of a utility guy anyway.

: You inspired me to think about vaccum bagging, so I'm reading the West manual
: on it.

: It was fun following your blog on the build. If you don't mind, I'll add your
: photo to the webpage.