I'm making a wooden bent shaft canoe paddle as a gift for a friend. I have a furniture business and so the wood working is going fine. What I am posting about is the finishing. I am going to coat the paddle in a low viscosity two part epoxy (mas, west, or system 3) with a fiberglass layer on the blade surface for abrasion resistance. I lean toward MAS cause it is cheaper, any opinions, is MAS junk? Where I run into a real problem is with the topcoat for the epoxy. It seems that all epoxies I've researched are UV sensitive and need a UV resistant topcoat. My research has led me to two part polyurethanes as the way to go but they are pricey and I'm trying to keep cost down. I need something durable, as this person does multi-week backcountry trips for a living. Any recommendations / advice?

Thanks in advance.