Following on from the Yarmouth thread in the lounge...

Natural colour is pink ish.

All colours deteriorate to white ( or used to ).

In the past I have had

Red........went white
Purple.....scrachted white
Brown.....scrahted white and faded white
Cream.... yuk just looked like mucky white

I would only want white for ease of maintenance, I do not think the current trend of dark blue will be sought after secondhand in 5 years time.
 
Its not really a current trend is it? Very expensive yachts have been blue for ages, but it used to be prohibatively expensive (in terms of option costs). As it has become cheaper, so more production yachts have blue hulls.

Fairline have done blue hulls since the mid 90's, over 10 years now and a blur boat is worth a little more than a white one still
 
Blue gelcoat mmmm!

Every boat with a blue hull in my local marina seems to have some sort of wear damage from fender contact! even those owners who use the most expensive fluffy fender socks get some damage and discolouration!?

Therefore I prefer the white,ok damage fading etc is the same but it just does not show up so bad!

Cheers
 
I can remember when you could have any car you liked as long as it was black.
How long before you can have a boat in any colour you like. Imagine a nice big sunseeker in that fluorescent stuff that changes colour as you look at it from different angles, or a nice bright metalic pink with gold speckles in it.
Could this be reality in 5/10 years time. /forums/images/graemlins/smile.gif
Nat
 
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I can remember when you could have any car you liked as long as it was black.
How long before you can have a boat in any colour you like. Imagine a nice big sunseeker in that fluorescent stuff that changes colour as you look at it from different angles, or a nice bright metalic pink with gold speckles in it.
Could this be reality in 5/10 years time. /forums/images/graemlins/smile.gif
Nat

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the Wally Power 118 or the Baglietto already have this color change, i think Baglietto where the pioneers in yachting with the 38 mtr built for Cavalli in 2003

as for weird colors go and speak to Baia in Naples I am sure they can make you happy in whatever color u want or wherever u want it...

my preferred is white or off whitish cream as it looks better in the heavy med sun
have a soft spot for navy blue especially with classic lined boats like Itama
but also dark mettalic, black or silver on certain agressive boats like Magnum, Otam or Baia /forums/images/graemlins/cool.gif
 
Jezzbanks--- tut tut.
Using the Forum for sneaky Market research is it?
Got You taped Mate.
Clever wheeze Old Boy.

Anyway how about this to increase Sales.
Get an "Air Brush" Specialist gadgey.
Paint one of Your Fleet to look like a nice traditional varnished clinker Norfolk Nobbie, or Cobbly , or Butty, or wherry, or whatever.
Hoards of ex or closet mobo sailing types will be knocking at Your door.

See yer can tell I,ve been Marketing!
 
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Its not really a current trend is it? Very expensive yachts have been blue for ages, but it used to be prohibitively expensive (in terms of option costs). As it has become cheaper, so more production yachts have blue hulls.

Fairline have done blue hulls since the mid 90's, over 10 years now and a blur boat is worth a little more than a white one still

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Why are the charges for optional blue hulls more expensive when the pigment costs the same /forums/images/graemlins/confused.gif.




I used to manufacture Canoes

White blue purple orange red black , I have no recollection what so ever in Blue costing more than white to produce, our charges were the same for any colour although there was an extra charge for twin colours due to extra curing times.
 
I agree hen the (in terms of optins cost) i.e. what builder/brokers decided to charge.

As for the Bayliner thing, I bought a blue hulled boat in 2005 and was told that the dealer hadn't seen/ordered a white boat in nearly two years.
 
After posting I have realised you are selling blue boats /forums/images/graemlins/blush.gif


sorry jez post amended. /forums/images/graemlins/smile.gif
 
Not neccessarily blue boats. We don't have to carry any stock and for demonstrators I have ordered one white hull and one blue/white hull.

We don't really have a 'colour scheme' as such. Production is very limited - if a customer wanted a purple hull we would do it (just wouldn't advise it).

My question was actually not with our boats in mind, it was just seeing the mass of white hulls in Yarmouth in the picture posted in the lounge that made me wonder why White was the prevelent colour? I was curious if there was a historical significance, a cost significance or ease of production.
 
Having owned a lot of different colours, white keeps looking cleaner for longer.
Any damage is easy to repair.

Brand new Blue hulls shine really well and I can see why first users prefer them. /forums/images/graemlins/smile.gif
 
So in a nitshell, if you are keeping your boat for longer than a few seasons buy white!

I must say, design comes into it. I think the P360 (great boat by the way, one of my all time favouties) would look odd with a blue hull. Fairline Targa 34 looks odd without.
 
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So in a nitshell, if you are keeping your boat for longer than a few seasons buy white!

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Yes but I expect the deterioration will not be noticeable for 10-20 years, sorry to put such strong feelings across, this is the age span that concerns me so if you wealthy southerners dont buy boats that I like now I will not be able to find my perfect boat 15 years from now /forums/images/graemlins/smirk.gif
 
[quoteso if you wealthy southerners dont buy boats that I like now I will not be able to find my perfect boat 15 years from now /forums/images/graemlins/smirk.gif

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Very true, I have spent too long on the south coast and become soft, we get storm bound in a Gale Force 5 now.


I am still waiting for the wealthy bit /forums/images/graemlins/wink.gif
 
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