: Bill, I am assuming he's going to come back and finish the job
: right in a week or two. By then the epoxy will have cured for a
: bit longer, and that first coat of varnish may have hardened.

: For now he can paddle the thing with one coat of varnish on it, or
: no coats of varnish for that matter.

: hmmm, maybe I shouldn't assume this?

: PGJ

It's all good. The last epoxy work was done 6 weeks ago. It's been curing while I built two SOF's. Antoher day did wonders for the varnish and it dried nicely. I gave it a light sanding and then another coat of varnish. Speaking of varnish.........

I LOVE VARNISH..................AND I HATE VARNISH...........
I love how it really pop's and brings out all the nice wood, but on the other hand, it will sure magnify your "OOPSIES" too. I've got a fair number of light colored glue lines along seams on one side of the hull. Man; I thought I had those all gone for sure:). Oh well; I guess that's what "first" strip built boats are for. You live and you learn. Overall, I'm very pleased. It's not the quality of many boats seen in the specatular photo's on here, but all in all, I'm happy with it. I'm certain that the next one will be that much better!