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Subject: Re: TWL: Hull Color Change
From: Bob Clinkenbeard (arider@XXX.XXX)
Date: Sat Dec 01 2001 - 18:05:59 EST
The last boat I restored was a 35' Chris Craft Roamer with a steel hull. I
had the same thought about how great it would look and I painted the
topsides and the front and side decks Midnight Blue, a Petit color, with
white stripes and band. It was as beautiful as I could have imagined.
What I didn't consider was that all of the previous coats of paint including
primers etc. had been white. Any scratches, expansion cracks and
imperfections stood out like a sore thumb. I decided to repaint the boat
white over the blue..........now I had the reverse situation.
I eventually sold the boat as a white boat after touching up many blue
spots.
Painting the decks dark was a big mistake....you could fry eggs and feet on
them.
Bob Clinkenbeard
M/Y Twin Screws
1964 Chris Craft Roamer 56'
Under reconstruction in Savannah
> 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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