Big step today, the 1st coat of varnish on my Wood Duck 12. I am SUPER stoked on how well it went and the results. I took a lot of care in the sanding prep so today was actually easier than I expected, and the results are FAR beyond what I thougt they would be. This is only coat 1 of 5 and I am amazed! Nick Schade gave me a couple pointers at Canoecopia, I tried them, THEY WORKED! Go figure...
Seems I screwed up the picture link to Flickr
https://flic.kr/p/EMfTha
https://flic.kr/p/FEdhoU
Nice job, Marty. It looks just great!