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christopherasweet
  
10/15/2019 10:33AM   (Thread Older Than 3 Years)
I have an older Bluewater kevlar canoe. I think it is at the point where the interior could use some refinishing. My thinking is that for the interior I can get away with some good marine varnish and that I don't need to mess with epoxy? Would others agree? Any input appreciated.


 
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billconner
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10/15/2019 11:49AM  
Since I use varnish on outside, I agree. I like Epiphanes.
 
campnfish
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10/15/2019 03:37PM  
Agreed, epoxy will just add weight, varnish will pretty it up and i would bet last awhile as the wear on the interior is much less than exterior(scratches from rocks, sand, beaver dams, etc.).
 
10/15/2019 04:16PM  
Varnish is what Bear recommended when I asked Northstar about the "blush" inside my Bell, if it bothered me enough to do something about it.
 
10/15/2019 06:45PM  
billconner: "Since I use varnish on outside, I agree. I like Epiphanes."

Yep, I love Epifanes spar varnish. Highly recommended.
 
christopherasweet
  
10/16/2019 10:41AM  
Thanks all! Going to refinish the interior with some Epifanes!
 
10/16/2019 04:56PM  
Make sure you go with a satin finish. The gloss would have a terrible glare in the sunlight.
 
jhb8426
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10/19/2019 01:26AM  
My 20 year old bell magic had some wear under the seat area and some "blushing". On the advice of Charlie Wilson I applied some fiber glass surfacing resin on the the worn areas, then varnished the entire bilge with semigloss polyurethane. The resin application takes about as much effort as the varnish - essentially none.
 
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