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Use polycarbonate, but use the right grade... 
In Response To: If you do that, don't use polycarbonate -- it gets cloudy from UV ()
you want Makrolon AR or Makrolon SL, made by Bayer. Both have extremely tough surfaces (much harder than acrylic or normal polycarbonate) and are about as UV resistant as acrylic. If you order the "scratch and wear resistant" polycarbonate sheet from McMaster, you will get Makrolon AR - or at least I have in the past. GE now has something they think is about the same, Lexan 10 something, but I haven't tried that. Because of the surface treatment, these sheets cannot be solvent welded as easily as normal polycarbonate, but it machines just as well so drilling or tapping is easy and it will not crack like acrylic.
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- Philip Rhodes boats are growing on me.
- This boat is more deck than cabin and cockpit.
- Lot of old bling.
- Man, how in the world do they get brightwork to look like that...
- On varnish..don't they always say something like...'pending heat AND humidity' for drying
- Yeah, there are so many disclaimers on the can...
- I use Penetrol
- One Fathom Rule?
- I use it as well. I don't worry too much. I hand brush the whole boat, topsides as well. It only looks bad until
- What varnish do you use? What ratio of Penetrol?
- Between 5 to 10%
- REMEMBER! Varnish that....
- Looks nice Dave
- Nice! We do have it easier up here. I'm a big fan of the new coatings.
- What kind of new coatings... I'm new at this.
- I think so. I'm most familiar with Cetol Sikkens.
- Most People in the Tropics....
- The orange cetol didn't work out on my prior boat
- The new Natural Teak Cetol is excellent in my poor opinion.
- The new Natural Teak Cetol is excellent in my poor opinion.
- Most People in the Tropics....
- I think so. I'm most familiar with Cetol Sikkens.
- What kind of new coatings... I'm new at this.
- I use Penetrol
- Yeah, there are so many disclaimers on the can...
- Mine is never that smooth either. Unless you're inside stored,...
- On varnish..don't they always say something like...'pending heat AND humidity' for drying
- Amen Todd, this is what a sailboat deck is supposed to look like
- Lot of old bling.
- This boat is more deck than cabin and cockpit.