Blue or white hull? what does the panel think

Re: sunseeker special

As I am currebtly in the process of purchasing my first boat and current shortlist is a Fairline Targa 30/33 or a Sunseeker Martinique, can I take it that there is a certain level of derision besotwed upon the sunseeker owner?

I am only looking at this as it seems to have the practicality that I am looking for, not because of the name.

....maybe I should stick with the fairline........
 
Fairline v sunseeker

Don't think so, it's just me pulling someone's leg.

Generally ish, tho, fairline were built by a company owned by someone who (atthat time) used the boats a lot. Sunseeker adverts concventrate on the lifestyle and image. So, it seems not nec. by coincidence, that fairline designs are more boatie, with more storage and so on for same sized boat. Sunseekers generally sacrifice more for performance, and likely to higher rich-but-knows- sod- all- about-the-boat count amongst their owners. If there's a choice, likely better laughs watching a sunseeker than a fairline coming in to moor up. This is all based on very thorough wild guesswork, preducice and total lack of research.
 
Re: sunseeker special

Don't worry about TCM.. !!

He knows me and he knows that this decription fits me well. He also admits (occasionally0 that Sunsqueaker did duild some good boats...particularly around ehen you are considering buying.

Also MUCH better build than Fairline IMHO !!!

Get the Martinique...

<font color=blue>I am WHAT I say I am</font color=blue>
 
Every Med based blue hulled boat I've looked at, Chris, looks scruffy at the aft corners because the sun seems to bleach the less than vertical bits and dodgy driver owners seem to scuff them when they're reverse parking. Trouble is, the aft end is the first bit you see.
I agree that the blue hulls look dead classy but I, for one, wouldnt have a problem buying a white T48. In fact, it looks like I must just do that
 
in defence of one or two (but not all) it ain't the parking but the rear lines: next door has his lines splayed out, you have your lines splayed out, resulting in sometimes rubbing damage. Also, anything that falls out of your hands temporarily (shore power lead, chains, skanky rope) hits that rear shoulder first.

There must be a proper treatment of the bleached blue. Is rebuffing the only way?
 
IMHO:
Upto and including T43, Targas must be blue.
T48 and over looks just as classy in white.

My old mate Stewart Mearns used to recommend a regular waxing to give some UV protection to the blue. In particular, when laid up over the winter, slap the wax on and leave it there until Spring. Alternatively cover the boat with tarp or a shed.

What's the panels view on Ivory, a la Cranky?
 
Re: ivory/cream

acquired taste. Tho many say the off-white is easier on the eyes than hi-white, and hides the crap on near-airport southern french marinas. This is for the braver (madder?) eyties, perhaps. Ferreti is always cream, and later rivas (24m ish dolce vita) are nearly pink. Pink! Yer bloody poof! No, you can't come on board until the wife arrives, otherwise everyone will think etc etc etc
 
Having had a part coloured hull in the past myself, I spent many a frustrating hour polishing the bloody thing only to watch it go chalky again within weeks so I gave up and was persuaded to get the coloured part painted. Sounds terrible but actually it looked fantastic so no more polishing
 
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