Hello.
2 coats of varnish so far, it's still soaking into the planking but I think the next coats will start to build up now.
Haven't flatted it yet, that's the next job, probably do it dry.
It did have the third coat but somehow I managed to contaminate parts of the deck with grease, I think through touching it from time to time to see of it was dry.
This caused the wet varnish to be repelled into dry lines and circles, managed to wipe it all off with some kitchen roll soaked in Turpentine, all seems O.K. now
Lesson learned, but then, dropped one of the metal G cramps onto the rear deck, fortunately just damage to the still soft varnish and not the wood, easily put right thankfully.
Mike.