What is the current trend for deck colour?

[Jmc1764]

Hi, My dear old boat is celebrating her 50th this year and I thought I would tart up the deck, she is covered in a very well done pale blue non slip paint that I am sure was all the rage in the 70's but looks a bit dated now ? so I tried some "beige" colour that came out a sort of yellowy carrot colour ! I'm thinking of going to light grey but what do you guys think looks good or what is the current trendy colour ?

 

[Tranona]

No trendy colour. Painted decks are from the past - grey, blue and sand were/are the most popular and still in the premixed range. Personal choice as doubt the style police could give a stuff!

 

[pvb]

Light grey could look good. Hempel Non-Slip Deck Paint is available in light grey and mid grey, either of which could be possibilities.

https://www.hempelyacht.com/~/media/Global/files/yacht/PDF_documents/Hempel_Colour_Card_UK_2021.pdf

 

[Poignard]

I used International Interdek Pale Blue for years and would have continued doing so but they stopped making that colour. I have repainted my coachroof top with Interdeck Light Grey and I like that better than the Pale Blue so next step is to paint the deck with it.

So, to answer JMC1764's question, I think Interdek Light Grey looks good.

 

[pvb]

I used International Interdek Pale Blue for years and would have continued doing so but they stopped making that colour. I have repainted my coachroof top with Interdeck Light Grey and I like that better than the Pale Blue so next step is to paint the deck with it.

So, to answer JMC1764's question, I think Interdek Light Grey looks good.

Interdeck Grey looks very odd on International's colour chart.

Interdeck Boat Deck Paint | International

 

[Poignard]

Interdeck Grey looks very odd on International's colour chart.

Interdeck Boat Deck Paint | International

Oh dear! I wish you hadn't said that.

Now I shall hate it and have to scrape it all off.

 

[prv]

what is the current trendy colour ?

Either plain white GRP with non-slip pattern, teak, or fairly convincing faux-teak.

Pete

 

[JumbleDuck]

I used International Interdek Pale Blue for years and would have continued doing so but they stopped making that colour. I

Was that the Westerly Blue? They used to have a recipe for making it online: Interdeck White + 10% Toplac Oxford Blue, iirc. I have a new and unopened tin of The Real Thing in my garage, available to anyone who can find a way of getting it. No carrier will touch amateur packed paint.

 

[Concerto]

When I changed the deck colour on my Fulmar I chose International Interdeck grey, but with white on the forward edge of the coachroof.




You can just make out the curved demarcation between the white non slip and the white gel coat.

 

[Poignard]

Was that the Westerly Blue? They used to have a recipe for making it online: Interdeck White + 10% Toplac Oxford Blue, iirc. I have a new and unopened tin of The Real Thing in my garage, available to anyone who can find a way of getting it. No carrier will touch amateur packed paint.

This is the current Interdeck range. I don't like that Squall Blue and now use Grey. But each to his own, as they say.

 

[JumbleDuck]

This is the current Interdeck range. I don't like that Squall Blue and now use Grey. But each to his own, as they say.


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Oo-er. Quite vibrant. By the way, I have found the Westerly recipe (I think the colour was 347) and it's 4 parts Interdeck grey to 1 part Toplac Oxford Blue.

 

[alahol2]

Valspar Masonry paint in 'Howl at the moon', a sort of mid-grey. A few non-slip beads added to ensure grip on the smoother bits.
B&Q will mix any colour you can imagine.

 

[ashtead]

Give up on all the painting and have some Flexiteak fitted-doesn’t chip or fad and as other mobo posts on forum shows looks very smart . I gather some have cork decks now which might be worth checking out.

 

[penfold]

That's all very well but faux teak is as pricy as real teak.

 

[pvb]

That's all very well but faux teak is as pricy as real teak.

As an option when I specified my boat, it actually cost a bit more than real teak.

 

[Boathook]

Hi, My dear old boat is celebrating her 50th this year and I thought I would tart up the deck, she is covered in a very well done pale blue non slip paint that I am sure was all the rage in the 70's but looks a bit dated now ? so I tried some "beige" colour that came out a sort of yellowy carrot colour ! I'm thinking of going to light grey but what do you guys think looks good or what is the current trendy colour ?

Carry on with a blue. When the new gets damaged the old appears and it looks ok. I don't like the carrot colour personally. But as, said each to their own.

 

[ryanroberts]

Doing mine in hempel cream non slip + white gloss, but she is from the 70s with a lot of wood so figure it needs to add up to beige. I can now see that blue masking tape with my eyes closed.

 

[fredrussell]

There are few things more pleasurable than the peeling off of masking tape, especially on boat decks.

 

[penfold]

Only if it comes off in (mostly) one piece!

 

[RupertW]

Sandtex white