: Don't be in a hurry. Yes, it's the home stretch but what you do now can make
: your boat go from looking okay to great.

: Take a STRONG spotlight and place it at a low raking angle to the surface you
: are looking at on your hull. Look at a small area at a time no bigger than
: 24" X 24". Wet the surface with a sponge and wipe off the
: excess. Look carefully for scratches. If you see them, they will show up
: through your varnish.

: Try sanding out the scratches with 120 on the ROS. DON'T try to
: "erase" the scratches with an edge of the sanding disk, run the
: sanding disk flat over the surface and move over a larger area. Repeat the
: water wash. If the scratches are gone move on. If not, you need to go over
: them with 80 grit. Then 120.

: When you feel the whole surface is a consistently sanded 120 grit level, then
: hand sand with 220 wet/dry paper and water. Sand an area and wipe off with
: a wet sponge. You will enjoy this because you can feel the grit cutting
: and the finished surface will give your varnish a glass surface.

: Rob

: It's what you learn after you know it all that counts.
: ~Attributed to Harry S. Truman

Ooooooohhhhhhhh,kkkkkaaaaayyyyyyy.

It's is obviously not the answer I was hoping for, but it is what I suspected. I'm not necessarily determined to make a piece of furniture out of them. After all, they're boats and they're gonna get beat up. But if another hour or two (or three, it's two boats) of work might take'm from 'that's nice' to 'WOW', then it's probably worth it. I'll just need be careful and go easy, as I got careless and tagged the glass in a couple of small spots. Ouch!

Thanks for your help Rob,
Todd