[Rhodes22-list] Hull color

[Mary Lou Troy]

Rummy,
My understanding (but I don't remember the source of the information) 
is that painted hulls should not be waxed. I know Awlgrip makes its 
own polish and recommends that you use nothing but their own cleaner 
and polish. I believe the paint Stan was using back in 1998 was 
similar to Imron. Fretless's white hull looks nearly as good as the 
day she was painted 12 years ago. Not quite as shiny but nearly so. 
We have never waxed it. The paint was sprayed in GB's spray booth 
over the original medium blue gelcoat. You can see the original color 
in the pictures of our cockpit which was not painted. Here's one. You 
can see the original color was very similar to the color of our 
cockpit cushions.
http://www.rhodes22.org/pipermail/rhodes22-list/attch/200606/19/CONTROL2.jpg

Mary Lou
1991 R22 Fretless
(recycled 1998)
Rock Hall, MD


At 05:22 PM 7/6/2010, you wrote:
>Geoff,
>I finally painted RumRunner last year after twenty years of great service
>with a dark blue hull. Yes, a dark hull will show the oxidation and requires
>  annual maintenance, but then every hull requires a good waxing on an
>annual  basis. I went with a yellow hull for the new color. As far 
>as I know, I
>have the only hull with that color. Color choice should be based on your
>personal preference. After all, it is going to be your boat.
>
>Rummy
>
>
>In a message dated 7/6/2010 4:06:03 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,
>geoffreylfarrell at gmail.com writes:
>
>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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