varnish boat sole
Q: i am working on refinishing my cabin floorboards. i have brought them home and sanded the old finish off and would appreciate comments on using varnish or polyurethane for the sole. — danny love, grand rivers, ky. don casey replies . polyurethane is the better choice for a cabin sole. oil-based varnishes are too soft.. This video goes into detail on the proper way of refinishing the floor in a boat; the cabin sole. these techniques can be used on any floor or any wood surface you are refinishing.. If you plan to add this or any other nonskid material to a finish, be sure to run it by the varnish companys technical crew before applying it. if the boat is blessed with a solid teak sole, varnishing can be avoided. to keep the teaks natural warm look and good nonskid, use a penetrating wood sealer (interlux or other).. 
varnish boat sole I have used ronseal water-based varnish on house floorboards, and for that it has genuine advantages, not least no complaints about the smell and long drying times. i have however seen other people's saloon sole varnish done with water-based go soft and milky after boats have been left with puddles under the companionway, where there have been. Unfortunately, because it is chilly in hilton head in the winter, the heater on the boat managed to evenly distribute a substantial coating of fine varnish dust over pretty much everything. the removal of approximately 75 square feet of varnish took the better part of three days (16 hours)..
