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Hull Color - You vote, we paint!
Posted: Oct 12th, '06, 22:30
by nic
We are going to paint the hull topsides on our 1963 fbc. The superstructure is white/white, the antifouling is green. The choice for the hull is White.....a very pale Buff....or....Fighting Lady Yellow.
You guys decide, we can't.
Thanks
Nic
Posted: Oct 12th, '06, 23:15
by scot
Color is real personal, I vote white with Fighting Lady Yellow as a close 2nd.
Posted: Oct 13th, '06, 07:03
by Brewster Minton
Yellow
yellow
Posted: Oct 13th, '06, 07:14
by thuddddddd
yellow, but my first choice is claret, like the proff painter predetor
Posted: Oct 13th, '06, 07:55
by CMP
Lime green...
CMP
stuff
Posted: Oct 13th, '06, 08:06
by thuddddddd
Hey, thats the color I turn when I get near a RLDT, just before I puke chunks.......
Posted: Oct 13th, '06, 08:35
by CTdave
I like the fighting lady yellow with a green boot stripe. With the green bottom, I'd put a 3" green boot stripe 1" above the bottom paint & then possibly an additional 3/8"-1/2" stripe just above that. I've seen it before & it looks awsome.
Posted: Oct 13th, '06, 08:49
by TailhookTom
To quote UV -- it it ain't white, its wrong!
Spoken by a guy with a bright metallic green 73 B31!
Tom
Posted: Oct 13th, '06, 09:00
by CaptPatrick
Posted: Oct 13th, '06, 12:24
by JohnD
Capt Patrick, what's the running gear coated with?
If you're going with a green bottom, I like the yellow sides. If you go with black, I like sea-foam green or light blue.
br,
JohnD
Posted: Oct 13th, '06, 15:04
by CaptPatrick
John,
White Trilux...
Br,
Patrick
Posted: Oct 13th, '06, 16:24
by nic
Thanks guys,
I make that 3 for white (incl. Tom & his proxy for UV), 4.5 for FL Yellow, (.5 fr Scot for close second choice), a very eloquent case for Buff fr Capt. Patrick and one informal vote.
I'll post a picture of the results of the poll in February 07.
Keep up the great work!
Nic
Posted: Oct 13th, '06, 18:05
by CaptPatrick
Nic,
Actually, even though the image of "Buddy Boy" doesn't really come out color correct, the boat IS Fighting Lady Yellow...
Br,
Patrick
hull color
Posted: Oct 13th, '06, 18:48
by thereheis
bright snow blinding white ,,,with either a bahama green stripe or black with black or light green bottom,no feature stripe on bridge ,or use the kiss system...
phil
hull color
Posted: Oct 13th, '06, 18:53
by Mike Moran
white yellow gets old quick Mike Moran
Posted: Oct 14th, '06, 02:48
by nic
Thanks for the correction Capt. Patrick, that would have been weird! The flying shot of Buddy Boy shows a similar hue. The President of the paint committee has the casting vote and it looks like white, Bahama Green boot-top and light green a/foul - and that was before seeing your late vote Phil. What I hadn't mentioned is the side windows have a strong 1960s light green tint, solid front. No stripe on the bridge. Can't wait to show it to you all.
Thanks again
Nic
Posted: Oct 15th, '06, 22:02
by scot
Glad to be able to add my .5 for the Fighting Lady Yellow.
Posted: Oct 16th, '06, 08:45
by Rawleigh
Fighting Lady Yellow with green stripe!!!
Posted: Oct 16th, '06, 12:19
by R Cahoon
The more particular the harder to pick a color scheme. When doing my 25B Leslins over I was thinking F L Yellow but there are many boats out there that color, thought about light green, dark green, dark blue could'nt make a decision (but that goes for alot of things in my life).
I was in Florida the fall prior to painting the boat, had some time to kill, went into Whittikers Boat Yard in Stuart and there it was a new 57 Whittiker Sportfish with Ice Blue hull, snow white superstructure and water line and grey bottom paint. BINK that was it for me. I now have a white bottom but the rest is the same.
If you care to view my boat for color visit,
http://www.msnusers.com/My25BertramLeslins/shoebox.msnw
Keep Smilin
