Thanks, Steve. Yes, I was worried about clouding over time too. Is that the advantage of varnish over, say.... polyurethane?
If varnish scratches, or clouds, you can sand it down a little bit and re-finish?
I'm worse with wood working that I am with electrical systems! ha ha ha So I have to ask a lot of basic questions about this stuff.
I've never spent 9 months re-fitting a boat at the level I'm doing it at now. So many things I'm learning.