Boat US Magazine -- Varnishing Perfection by Mark Corke

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Boat Owners Association of the US April/May 2016 issue marks 50 years it's been 'our champ'.
(Not always... I've almost forgotten their Wets Marine takeover and brick&motar disaster.)

That said, I've been a member forever, still remain faithful even tho they are mostly the other
side of water sports: powerboats and fishing. The mag often has something of interest,
This time it's a 50 year "Leaders & Legends" photo essay that fattens the issue nicely.
You didn't know Tania Aebi is now 49 and has a couple sons!!

AND They've recently added a new associate editor to their staff. Had to look it up because,
as usual, I wasn't aware right away. Flipped to a "DO IT YOURSELF" (pg 90) and started
reading....
Love tricks and tips, always looking for something that vindicates and favors my own doubtful
experiences, 'Guess I've been doing that right!'. Or. checking out whether the advice is
a condensation of other writers, videos and commercial datasheets.


Real ADVISE is hard to come by. One main problem is whether the writer can write. It's
more than just lining up the 'howto' ducks. This guy doesn't let words get in the way of
really clear, friendly, and obviously, experienced revelation on this always near disaster
called 'varnishing.'

Mark Corke's article is a treat to read. It takes 6 pages through the mag's ad landscape.
One thing I've noticed over years of trying to steal experience through reading, that often
I'll be chugging right along... and turn the page, and it's done. Like right where more
was expected or hoped for, but the writer had no more. Expectations unrewarded.

Mr Corke's easy going style matches the art of varnish perfection he's describing.
It is the best concise essay on the art of varnishing I've read!
Wish there was a way to reproduce it here. Though we've varnished a thousand times,
this talk will reveal something for everybody, something you needed to be reminded...

April/May2016 BoatUS mag identified by a nearly white cover with a large graphic '50'.


I used the services of BoatUS to get littlegull USCG documentation. Cost, but they made
it easy.