As regards what finish to use on the exterior handrails, another product to consider is Awlgrip’s Awlwood MA. Claims to be “more" resistant to UV. I’ve used it and it applies a bit thicker than traditional varnish thus requiring fewer coats. As far as weather resistance goes, all my finished varnish work is sitting overhead in the trusses of my shed so who knows…
Best, Dave Godwin 1982 C&C 37 - Ronin Reedville - Chesapeake Bay Ronin’s Overdue Refit <http://roninrebuild.blogspot.com/> > On Apr 19, 2016, at 3:13 PM, Danny Haughey via CnC-List > <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: > > Randy, > > She looks beautiful! > I did the handrails on my Viking a few years ago. But there was no headliner > and the interior handrails did not alight with the exterior. They were > lagged through the coach roof though and the screw heads were very obvious. > > I would suggest having a look at compass marine's web page about advice in > plugging off the screw holes, re-drilling and countersinking the penetrations > if it isn't already done. that is an awesome resource for a bunch of boat > systems. > > I used epiphanies varnish on the handrails and coated them 8 times all > around. I think if I were to do it again I might epoxy them first but, the > jury is still out as that epoxy kind of just peels up in prolonged UV > exposure. > > I also bedded them using the butyl tape recommended in the compass marine > article and bought that from compass. In fact I followed the bedding > instructions on the site as closely as I could. > > Those rails did not leak for the 3 seasons I had her after the replacement > and I stepped on the repeatedly. > > I also replaced the forward hatch the same year, the same way and again no > leaks. what really sold me on butyl is that the deck hull joint was sealed > that way and nearly 40 years later it was still pliable! > > Danny > > On 4/19/2016 2:21 PM, Randy Stafford via CnC-List wrote:
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