[Rhodes22-list] Hull color

[Michael D. Weisner]

Geoff,

You need to use an oil based paint for that area ;~)

Mike
s/v Shanghai'd Summer ('81)
Nissequogue River, NY

From: "Geoff Farrell"  Tuesday, July 06, 2010 4:05 PM
> Hi everybody. I'm trying to decide on a hull color. I've read lots of info
> regarding dark colors generating more heat, oxidizing faster than white
> hulls, etc. I'd be doing most of my sailing in the Alabama Gulf
> Shores/Florida Panhandle area. Anyone have any comments about darker 
> colors
> in this environment? If you have a blue/black/red/green hull, do you have
> any regrets? My boat will be kept in a slip for about 6 months per year
> (Sept-Oct; Jan-April) and then in covered storage for the other months.
>
> Thanks, Geoff
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