Alternative to Yacht Varnish

[Bigplumbs]

I always feel that Yacht varnish takes so long to go off between coats and also seems to stay a little sticky for a little while. I was wondering if anyone else has found a product that does a similar job but is better.

Inside I tend to use several coats of floor varnish but I don't think that is much cop for outside

 

[Poignard]

Epifanes Rapidcoat (tinted) or Rapidclear .

Rapidcoat - Epifanes NA Inc.

Rapidclear - Epifanes NA Inc.

 

[Tranona]

You don't say what you are coating, but International Woodskin is very good for external trim. Easy to apply, long lasting and easy to touch up. Need to go back to bare wood, but that is true for most clear coatings if you want to do it properly.

BTW "Yacht varnish" covers a wide range of different products and it is unusual for most of them to behave in the way you describe if applied properly.

 

[Bigplumbs]

You don't say what you are coating, but International Woodskin is very good for external trim. Easy to apply, long lasting and easy to touch up. Need to go back to bare wood, but that is true for most clear coatings if you want to do it properly.

BTW "Yacht varnish" covers a wide range of different products and it is unusual for most of them to behave in the way you describe if applied properly.

This is actually on new wood for keel boards on a sib (below the air floor but above the hull) and it is just Screwfix No nonsense Yacht Varnish. It does not need to look good it just needs to seal against water. After the sib has been used the boards come out and back into the shed so not permanatly wet.

I do the odd job that I feel needs sealing against water and generally use the Screwfix varnish which is ok once done but to put on 3 - 4 coats takes about a week which is a right pain.

I was wondering if a Polyester fibre glass resin without the fiberglass might be a better option

 

[Tranona]

I would not bother with any kind of clear coating but would use Danboline or Hempel Bilge and Locker paint