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Re: Strip: Is it necessary to varnish the inside?
By:Joy
Date: 5/31/2011, 5:56 pm
In Response To: Re: Strip: Is it necessary to varnish the inside? (Eric Mattison)

We've seen damage in a boat stored outside with the hatches off. We've also seen a pin hole leak through three coats of epoxy and three coats of varnish and water damage around hatch openings. We now coat the entire interior with a coat of urethane or varnish.

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Strip: Is it necessary to varnish the inside?
Bill Hohensee -- 4/22/2011, 1:22 am
Re: Strip: Is it necessary to varnish the inside?
John Waddington -- 4/22/2011, 5:22 am
Re: Strip: Is it necessary to varnish the inside?
Bill Hamm -- 4/22/2011, 7:02 am
Re: Strip: Is it necessary to varnish the inside?
Jay Babina -- 4/22/2011, 2:31 pm
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Bill Hamm -- 4/22/2011, 6:41 pm
Re: Strip: Is it necessary to varnish the inside?
John Waddington -- 4/23/2011, 6:02 am
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Bill Hamm -- 4/23/2011, 7:51 am
Re: Strip: Is it necessary to varnish the inside? *PIC*
John Waddington -- 5/31/2011, 5:58 am
Re: Strip: Is it necessary to varnish the inside?
Eric Mattison -- 5/31/2011, 1:27 pm
Re: Strip: Is it necessary to varnish the inside?
John Waddington -- 6/1/2011, 5:39 am
Re: Strip: Is it necessary to varnish the inside?
Rob Macks / Laughing Loon CC&K -- 4/24/2011, 10:16 am
Re: Strip: Is it necessary to varnish the inside?
Bill Hamm -- 4/25/2011, 12:26 am
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Charlie -- 4/22/2011, 10:16 am
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Charlie -- 4/22/2011, 10:17 am
Re: Strip: Is it necessary to varnish the inside?
Eric Mattison -- 5/31/2011, 1:23 pm
Re: Strip: Is it necessary to varnish the inside?
Joy -- 5/31/2011, 5:56 pm
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Bill Hamm -- 5/31/2011, 6:10 pm
Re: Strip: Is it necessary to varnish the inside?
Joy -- 5/31/2011, 9:35 pm
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john faas -- 6/1/2011, 12:39 am
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Mike Savage -- 6/1/2011, 5:37 am
Re: Strip: Is it necessary to varnish the inside?
Eric Mattison -- 6/1/2011, 10:44 pm