Practical Boat Owner

Bringing clarity to varnish

The dark arts of varnishing are easily explained by the study of wooden-boat owners who, as a breed, are characterised by their general reluctance to get their boats wet, on account of them being prone to sinking, which obscures the gloss finish they’ve laboured so hard to achieve. In spite of this, they just can’t help themselves varnishing.

It’s known as Seasonally Affected Repetitive Varnishing Hyper Activity Disorder (SARVHAD) and there’s been

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