On Wed, 10 Nov 2004 23:04:00 -0500, Eisboch
wrote:

DSK wrote:



Thanks a lot for this report. I am looking for some material to plank a
stern platform, I'll take a look at this stuff.

We have a real teak deck now and the plan is to take it off. At first my
wife refused, because it looks rather yachty and everybody raves about
what great non-skid it is. However years of experience on teak decks
have convinced me that the stuff is slippery when wet, and is a
maintenance headache. Heavy too. The clincher for her is that it gets
blistering hot in the sun, whereas nice off-white fiberglass nonskid
does not.

My experience has been that an all white cockpit becomes an oven in the
hot summer sun. My recently sold Egg Harbor was a brilliant white and
the cockpit became unbearable to sit in at times when exposed to the
afternoon sun. The Navigator is better, being less brilliant white, but
it still gets hot due to reflection of the sun.

Back in the 70's and 80's the standard boat color was a very off-white -
almost yellow. They knew what they were doing.

I hear you. Both my Ranger and Contender have all white interiors and
being center consoles, the sun can get vicious - in particular working
off the front decks with a fly rod.

I've noticed that Action Craft, who makes a flats/bay boat, has gone
the '70s route with an off white for the interior on their line. I'll
bet that the heat is one reason why.

Later,

Tom