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some boats look really nice with coloured hulls, ie other than white, is this a factory only option? or could you change the color on a used grp boat , if you can are there any deffinate donts i should know about. obviously i would want to have this done by proffessionals if it is possible.

thanks david
 
yes it is possable

Essex fairline at Southampton are doing it on a 42 soon.but be warned its expensive.


squadron said:
some boats look really nice with coloured hulls, ie other than white, is this a factory only option? or could you change the color on a used grp boat , if you can are there any deffinate donts i should know about. obviously i would want to have this done by proffessionals if it is possible.

thanks david
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squadron said:
some boats look really nice with coloured hulls, ie other than white, is this a factory only option? or could you change the color on a used grp boat , if you can are there any deffinate donts i should know about. obviously i would want to have this done by proffessionals if it is possible.

thanks david
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I saw an article in the PBO about vinyl wrapping of the hull...... It's how the ocean going racers do there fancy hull colours....... Was that expensive either.

Can't remember the company, but have a google at it should throw something up??
 
Azimut paint there hulls rather than use pigment they use a two part paint sprayed by a pro.
Spent 10 days in Savona with a client on his Azimut Maggellano 50 .
Have to say very impressed with it suited for long distance cruising with Italien style interior.
 
timgriffin said:
Azimut paint there hulls rather than use pigment they use a two part paint sprayed by a pro.
Spent 10 days in Savona with a client on his Azimut Maggellano 50 .
Have to say very impressed with it suited for long distance cruising with Italien style interior.
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Tim,

That looks like a bit of a "marmite" boat...

Not sure if I like or not, but the hull finish does look great!
 
paultallett said:
I saw an article in the PBO about vinyl wrapping of the hull...... It's how the ocean going racers do there fancy hull colours....... Was that expensive either.

Can't remember the company, but have a google at it should throw something up??
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Yeh, they had a similar article in MB&Y this month. I've not heard of it before. Some of the big co's use it, Sunseeker for one, so I guess it must be OK.

Apparently it's a lot cheaper than a respray, and suppliers claim it's easier to maintain and repair. Guide price for a hull colour change on a 43 ft boat was £2,600 inc VAT

The link in the article is www.wildboatwraps.co.uk
 
Nick_H said:
Yeh, they had a similar article in MB&Y this month. I've not heard of it before. Some of the big co's use it, Sunseeker for one, so I guess it must be OK.

Apparently it's a lot cheaper than a respray, and suppliers claim it's easier to maintain and repair. Guide price for a hull colour change on a 43 ft boat was £2,600 inc VAT

The link in the article is www.wildboatwraps.co.uk
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hey thanks nick , looked at the website , no pictures of mobo with full hull wrap, but seems like a very cheap way to improve the looks .

thanks david
 
Yup painting (Awlgrip) is very do-able and loads of boats have it. Needs to be done inside a climate controlled shed for a proper job, but there are loads of boat painting facilities around the med. Probably a €15k job in the med. Many new grp boats are supplied new painted

As others said vinyl wrap is the new option and you can change it as often as you want

Be very careful though with the med sun. White has a lot of obvious advantages. Also beware painting an older boat becuase the handmade mould tools taken from wooden plugs tend to have ripples that show with a dark colour. Look at an black predator 72 moored stern to and look along the after quarter hanches, to see what I mean - looks like a ploughed field (the pred 72 mould tools%2
 
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Be very careful though with the med sun. White has a lot of obvious advantages. Also beware painting an older boat becuase the handmade mould tools taken from wooden plugs tend to have ripples that show with a dark colour. Look at an black predator 72 moored stern to and look along the after quarter hanches, to see what I mean - looks like a ploughed field (the pred 72 mould tools%2
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At SBS as you walked down one of the gangplanks to the marina the sun was just at the right angle (or if you are SS, the wrong angle) to show the hull of their big demonstrator was wavy. When I saw the P40M in Jersey in grey I tried to get in a position look at the same angle. It seemed fine, maybe you need the right light conditions to tell whether it is smooth or not, but at first sight it looked much better than the SS.
 
That light grey though is also more forbidding then a dark color.

We had a gold/bronze 48 Portofino here past season and looks very well made. On the other hand some Fairlines 52s and 64 Targas when you seen them in the yard in blue or beige color do look like a trip in a valley. This was in gel coat which is actually more forbidding then when you paint with Awl Grip or similar. OTOH a 55 Squadron in blue looks okay. Have Fline improved the molds for this latest options.
 
PowerYachtBlog said:
That light grey though is also more forbidding then a dark color.

We had a gold/bronze 48 Portofino here past season and looks very well made. On the other hand some Fairlines 52s and 64 Targas when you seen them in the yard in blue or beige color do look like a trip in a valley. This was in gel coat which is actually more forbidding then when you paint with Awl Grip or similar. OTOH a 55 Squadron in blue looks okay. Have Fline improved the molds for this latest options.
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Yes, I did wonder if the light grey is more forgiving. That gold Portofino 48 may be the one they had at the Boat Show, which did look well finished. The colour was very expensive.
 
paultallett said:
I saw an article in the PBO about vinyl wrapping of the hull...... It's how the ocean going racers do there fancy hull colours....... Was that expensive either.

Can't remember the company, but have a google at it should throw something up??
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I would go for Hull Wrapping. It is very durable as we used to do Boeing 737s in it. Also you can do anything you want with it.....and it can be removed if you do not like it. Very resistant to UV light as well and a bonus is less cleaning and no polishing neaded!

Paul
 
I viewed that beige/gold Portofio 48 at Sunseekers yard not long after the show, and the lacquer that gave it the 'gold' effect was badly and unsightly scratched around steps and entrances etc.

I guess it was show damage, but it does make you wonder how long it would last in real world use. Is a painted finish a good idea in hard wear areas?
 
Spraying looks really good if done properly. I think wrapping is more if a short term fix! I have had experience with both recently. Whichever you look at it needs to be done properly by a company that knows what they are doing, so probably won't be that cheap, as they say
"buy cheap buy twice!"

Probably best to find the right boat in the right colour rather than trying to change.
 
Essex Boatyards are currently changing the colour of a dark blue coloured hull on a Squadron to beige.......
 
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