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Subject: Re: TWL: Hull Color Change
From: Morley English (mttortuga@XXX.XXX)
Date: Sat Dec 01 2001 - 13:13:55 EST
Rick,
Be very careful. I too wanted a dark blue for the hull. Talked to the
painter and he had 2 comments to make.
1. Dark colors show every small imperfection in the surface. To the point
that the prep for the paint would cost about 50% more for dark colors
than light colors.
2. Heat. I had the same thoughts as you. ie: It's on the side of the
hull. The topsides with be white. The painter took me over the a white
hulled boat in the yard and had me lay my hand on it. Then we went over
to a med. dark hulled boat and it was a lot warmer to the touch. Now it
these boats were in the water and had the sun reflecting off the water
too, I feel that the dark color would be almost to hot to touch in the FL
summer.
Morley
Specifically, I am considering a very dark (maybe Navy)
> blue in
> a year or two when I haul out. I'm not worried about a dark hull
> color in
> our warm climate because I think the topside color (will remain
> white) has
> more to do with the creature comfort than the hull color.
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