: The boat's getting close to completion and I'm starting to think about the
: fit out. I was intending to install soft pad eyes to run deck lines
: through. I was wondering whether to install them before or after
: varnishing.

I agree with everything that Brian said (as usual) and it's a heck of alot easier to do a decent varnish job with nothing in the way. Flat surfaces are fairly easy to do with varnish, it's the edges that cause problems and the fewer you have the better the end result will likely be.

Bill H.