After successfully testing the stickers I plan to use for the name of the boat and hull markings on varnished paint, I decided to spray varnish the hull at this stage. Here is the boat masked up and ready for spray varnishing. The port holes for the anchors have been fitted. After several coats of varnish, there is little difference. This is good, I suppose, but it does mean the hull is less easy to scratch (this is what I found from testing a spare piece of plasticard).