I used a Minwax spar urethrane on my first canoe build, 4 years ago, and it held up very well. But not so on my recent build. I used the same on my Raven, but something is different. I took it out this morning ![IMG_20240412_112113272.jpg IMG_20240412_112113272.jpg](https://www.canoetripping.net/data/attachments/30/30795-89d64e10c9904d34851d6fafbcdfb780.jpg)
The wind was challenging to say the least, but I bumped a rock coming in. Eh no big deal, I didn't build it to hang it in my living room, but it scratched into it worse then I thought it should've.![IMG_20240412_205339170.jpg IMG_20240412_205339170.jpg](https://www.canoetripping.net/data/attachments/30/30796-51ab5b922fa97942b370a5665005034a.jpg)
I felt the urethrane coating is no where near as robust as it was on my first build. I took on a lot of scratches on the first one, but none looked as severe as this one did.
2 days ago, I started sanding the first one I made. It had lots of scratches, and I figured I'd refinish it and make it look pretty again.![IMG_20240410_150248756_HDR.jpg IMG_20240410_150248756_HDR.jpg](https://www.canoetripping.net/data/attachments/30/30797-caa97ba3530a062200dcadc067c74293.jpg)
![IMG_20240410_165054822.jpg IMG_20240410_165054822.jpg](https://www.canoetripping.net/data/attachments/30/30798-4c93fbcac3e47efc66e038954be5a390.jpg)
I don't want to chance it with the Minwax stuff.
What do you think of the Epifanes? Is it a harder more robust varnish?
Roy
![IMG_20240412_112113272.jpg IMG_20240412_112113272.jpg](https://www.canoetripping.net/data/attachments/30/30795-89d64e10c9904d34851d6fafbcdfb780.jpg)
The wind was challenging to say the least, but I bumped a rock coming in. Eh no big deal, I didn't build it to hang it in my living room, but it scratched into it worse then I thought it should've.
![IMG_20240412_205339170.jpg IMG_20240412_205339170.jpg](https://www.canoetripping.net/data/attachments/30/30796-51ab5b922fa97942b370a5665005034a.jpg)
I felt the urethrane coating is no where near as robust as it was on my first build. I took on a lot of scratches on the first one, but none looked as severe as this one did.
2 days ago, I started sanding the first one I made. It had lots of scratches, and I figured I'd refinish it and make it look pretty again.
![IMG_20240410_150248756_HDR.jpg IMG_20240410_150248756_HDR.jpg](https://www.canoetripping.net/data/attachments/30/30797-caa97ba3530a062200dcadc067c74293.jpg)
![IMG_20240410_165054822.jpg IMG_20240410_165054822.jpg](https://www.canoetripping.net/data/attachments/30/30798-4c93fbcac3e47efc66e038954be5a390.jpg)
I don't want to chance it with the Minwax stuff.
What do you think of the Epifanes? Is it a harder more robust varnish?
Roy