Bart Senior wrote:
The boat was orginally black gelcoat, followed by royal blue,
then navy blue. Now it is Caribbean white to keep it cooler.

I preferred the Navy blue it had when I bought it, but it was
too hot inside.

Makes a bigger difference than people would believe. Last time my wife
and I were shopping for a car, she really liked a dark green one which I
vetoed because of the color. The salesmen started saying how it didn't
make much difference etc etc and since it was parked next to a light
blue car, I suggested a simple test. Lay your hand on the hood of each
and start counting. he couldn't keep his hand on the green one for the
count of ten, but it was possible (uncomfortable though) to keep contact
with the light colored one. If you just briefly touch each one you could
believe the temp was almost the same.

Nathaniel G. Herreshoff once said, "There are only two colors that are
proper for a yacht. One is white and one is black. Only a damn fool
would paint a yacht black."

Bart Senior wrote:

Last winter I couldn't get a date. Now I have women
chasing me and no time for them.

Shucks, you got your priorities all wrong. You have to sleep at night
anyway, right?

Mercenary wench?


Women seem to like a big mast...

Dang and here all this time I thought it was the rigging.

DSK