Vinyl wrapping my sailboat my planning to installation.

[Bleemus]

Any updates on your wrapping the Ericson?

[i3.friend]

Been to busy to get it done hope to in the near future

[Dave_S]

I would be very interested in seeing some information on the resistance to marks from fenders. I cancelled a job on my boat because of this.

[i3.friend]

Originally Posted by Dave_S

I would be very interested in seeing some information on the resistance to marks from fenders. I cancelled a job on my boat because of this.

I take care of that with custom clear bra options. I have wrapped a good amount of boats already

[QBF]

Originally Posted by Stumble

Almost all of the offshore race boats are using wraps now, and more and more cruisers are adopting it. If you want a great example, Hugo Boss in the Vendee is a wrap over an uncoated epoxy hull. The graphics are just too difficult to paint, and wraps weigh less.

Most people obviously use them for the graphics, but wraps are also great UV protection, and weigh less than clear coat.

All in all I love the idea, but there does seem to be a bit of wear while docking. It doesn't take abuse as well as gel coat. But apparently patching it is pretty easy too.

Not true!

Hugo Boss was painted using a specially created pigment by BASF that reflected heat instead of absorbing it as normal black colour does. Hugo Boss was the first boat to use this new pigment.


Alex Thomson Racing
Alex Thomson Racing make clear their Vendée Globe winning intentions as they launch their new HUGO BOSS yacht

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