I tried a regular epoxy-and-varnish finish once, but the result was so slippery-when-wet that I quickly broke out the sandpaper and reverted back to the above. Rob??

Kurt Maurer

Kurt,
I don't know what you had going there, but I find the varnished surface almost sticky with a very positive grip.

Any added wax or grease will make it slippery.

I had a fellow wax his kayak and it slid right off his racks onto his concrete drive and broke off his baidarka bow. Good thing he was't in the water trying to grab it, it would slip right out of his hands.

I told him to wipe off the wax with mineral spirits.

Rob