Need Help Picking Paint Colors

[Suijin]

As much as I love my flag blue hull, it's a pain to keep clean, particularly in salt water. Salt dries on the hull and bang, it looks dirty. And it is hotter in the sun, no doubt.

Another thing to consider is that if you're going to roll and tip the topsides, it's much more difficult to get a good result with a dark colored paint. Every little brushstroke or flaw is going to pop out much more strongly than with a light colored hull.

[CaptsWife]

Originally Posted by Suijin

As much as I love my flag blue hull, it's a pain to keep clean, particularly in salt water. Salt dries on the hull and bang, it looks dirty. And it is hotter in the sun, no doubt.

Another thing to consider is that if you're going to roll and tip the topsides, it's much more difficult to get a good result with a dark colored paint. Every little brushstroke or flaw is going to pop out much more strongly than with a light colored hull.

Excellent points!

[CaptsWife]

I did a google search on your exact boat and year. While the Paint My Boat link from Interlux was cool, it didn't have a function for your EXACT boat. And looking at the google pics for your boat and year, the boat is WHITE (not a bad thing) with a colored stripe below the toe rail, and with THE SAME MATCHING STRIP (or bottom paint), below. I'd pick a color and stick with that. I like traditional.