Boat color

[clynn]

How about a nice accent stripe? Gives some color, but doesn't require painting the entire hull. I've touched this one up every few years.

 

[Comodave]

Before I painted a boat a dark color, I would do some research on post cure of the resin used in the glass. There have been quite a few reports of print through showing up after painting on a dark color. Even some reports of delamination of the glass. Aparrently the heat caused by the dark color will cause the resin to cure more and or faster than normal and you might get some print through of the fiberglass cloth or roving if enough mat was not applied on the outside. If memory serves me Passagemaker or Steve Deantonio wrote an article about this some years ago. I would check it out before spending a lot of money on dark paint and then having a problem. Also location would make a difference. If the boat is in Maine or Canada it might not be as big an issue as a boat in Florida.

 

[Heron]

Just had mine done in Aristo Blue Awlcraft. Love the color......My old Bristol 35.5 was the same color and still looked new after 10 years..No issues and no regrets 8 months in on the paint job..
My paint guy did an exceptional job on Prep and priming. Same guy did Jimmy Buffett's new Surfari 44 to be unveiled shortly!

 

[Hamrow]

Dark colored boats are a dime a dozen here. Everywhere you look you see flag blue Hinckleys, claret red Morris's and dark green Sabres. I prefer my oats to stand out from the hohum dark colored crowd so I keep mine white.

Kinda makes sense up there in the NE. its funny because i think its the exact opposite in Florida. Go to a Miami boat show and its nothing but a giant sea of bright white fiberglass..... So down south if you want to be unique, you throw a little color on the hull

Just had mine done in Aristo Blue Awlcraft. Love the color......My old Bristol 35.5 was the same color and still looked new after 10 years..No issues and no regrets 8 months in on the paint job..
My paint guy did an exceptional job on Prep and priming. Same guy did Jimmy Buffett's new Surfari 44 to be unveiled shortly!

Heron, thats a very pretty shade of blue!

Lots of people say dark color is hotter and they will even say they prove it by pointing an IR sensor on the outside of the hull. Truth is, that's only half the story and all boats/hulls are not created equal in this sense because you want to know how much of that external heat seeps to the interior.
Much depends on the thickness, density and makeup of the core material, not to mention how good of an air conditioner you have, Ha!
Anyway I kind of like the look on many boats, especially the other TF member on here who just got a new American Tug in what I believe is a light "Sea Foam" green...

 

[Scratchnsaw]

Just had mine done in Aristo Blue Awlcraft. Love the color......My old Bristol 35.5 was the same color and still looked new after 10 years..No issues and no regrets 8 months in on the paint job..
My paint guy did an exceptional job on Prep and priming. Same guy did Jimmy Buffett's new Surfari 44 to be unveiled shortly!

Not only is your boat a nice looking boat, the paint job shows very well. The bottom color with the white boot top is really the classic look with that combination too.


I have a garvey with the same color and its still going strong after 15 years of saltwater use. It did take some serious fairing of the sides to get things correct. The only downside as always with the darker colors is that it will show salt. Its kinda like a black vehicle. That only looks good right after you wash and chamois it.

My new boat will be a medium shade and custom color I have made myself and painted one other hull. I was able to get The chemist guy at awlgrip to duplicate it from a sample. So now its one of their custom stock colors with its own number. This way I will be able to repaint if need be without scratching my head while using tons of this, that and the other from their high dollar quart cans again that I had leftover from other paint jobs. .

 

[Heron]

Not only is your boat a nice looking boat, the paint job shows very well. The bottom color with the white boot top is really the classic look with that combination too.
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Thanks!...I do love the look. We boat in Brackish water (Pamlico river and sound) so keeping the boot white is a challenge. I plan to do an application of Awlcare this spring which should make that easier. As to the Blue, easy to keep clean and shiny with minimal work. My old 28 yr old Gelcoat took constant effort to look good and the mustache trimmed (!). This not so much, An occasional brushdown and rinse is all it seems to need..

 

[Bacchus]

I was concerned when we first looked and considered Mainship with dark hulls.
After owning one for several seasons and having to do some repair repaint I now consider painted hulls easier to care for and repair than gel coat.
Think modern car paints...You don't see many dull faded dark colored cars like you used to. Hull paints are similar to !Odern car paint systems and can be clear coated as well.
Dark does show spots more than white but we still get many compliments on the boat, color scheme and like the look ourselves. To be fair we are in fresh water in the NEand !Ight feel different in hot clime or salt water???

 

[Nordic Star]

Thank You All!