UV - The Enemy

Here's a shot of the base of the main mast where I have removed the mast boot. You can clearly see the fading/bleaching of the wood through the varnish by the sun. It will be interesting to see if the dark finish I have gone with for the new varnish displays the same level of fading; supposedly it won't. The weather did not let me get any varnish on before we came back to the marina, so will be trying to squeeze coats on in the evenings after work, weather permitting.