: So the question is, when applying your coats, how long did you wait
: between coats? I think that some of us are hinting that if you
: put too many coats on in too short of a period, you might be
: seeing a variance in the curing in the parts of the boat that
: were covered by the rope because those parts were not exposed to
: oxygen. Try leaving the boat exposed for a few days and see if
: the marking goes away.

: When I'm finishing, I do no more than one coat per day of varnish.
: For my initial finishing of a boat, I put on six or seven coats
: of varnish. It is a lot, but the finished results are amazing.
: Three coats really is the bare minimum for your initial finish.
: Trust me, wet sand between coats and build up a few more and the
: results will be even more impressive. After five or six, the
: finish is mirror like and it can be hard to see where the wet

I put on only one coat a day. WATERLOX marine...high gloss...recommends ONLY one coat per 24 hours...with no sanding needed between. Two coats is their recommendation. I have put multiple coats of fast dry on shelves...5 or 6 coats...but TWO COATS of this stuff is unbelievable. Then...I let it sit for 5 days before hanging it up. The ropes didn't touch the sides of the kayak...theywere about 6" from boat. And...I had built a tent inside garage around it...to keep dust to minimum.
: material is going down.

: Try a wet sand with a 300-400 grit sand paper and see if the marks
: will come out. You do it as a wet sand as this will keep your
: paper from filling up to quickly and will help to minimize burs
: digging into your finish too much. This grit won't hurt your
: finish so long as your rinse well between coats.