Varnish and Rain Don’t Mix

It’s a little disheartening when days of work culminating in a gorgeous coat of varnish get rained out. As in rain on fresh varnish. Bummer. We might have saved it. By the time it rained the coat had kicked off a bit and we were able to very gently wipe the drops off, but there is some staining. I won’t really know until tomorrow after it dries overnight and we see how another coat goes over this one.

But, success on the waxing front. Ann finished buffing a coat of carnauba wax onto the starboard side.

How's this for real shine!

We also got the prop painted with PropSpeed, so we’re whittling the list of stuff that has to be done on the hard.

This stuff is the best anti-fouling for propellers I've used.


We splash this Thursday. We need two more days with no rain to finish the varnish. Cross fingers.

One thought on “Varnish and Rain Don’t Mix

  1. Boy, that Wobbly Boot looks reaaaaaaally good! I think I can taste it through my monitor.

    What the heck is a raw water impeller? Is raw water uncooked? And PropSpeed? So it’s guarantied to make the boat go fast? Do air racers use it on their props to hop up their planes? You boaties have a strange language.

    Ooooh, carnuba wax. Love that stuff. Miss Ann, you can come wax my wheels anytime!

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