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

DSK wrote in message . ..
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.

Make a big difference here in Texas. Being a X navy man I had to have
haze gray deck when I bought my boat. Once it got to hot to walk on I
decided to go with white. Now the AC's keep the boat cool and acually
cycle off once and a while. The temp inside dropped 20 degrees the day
I painted the decks white.

Joe





DSK

You're not exaggerating, are you Joe?

Scotty


"Joe" wrote in message
om...
DSK wrote in message
. ..
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.

Make a big difference here in Texas. Being a X navy man I had to have
haze gray deck when I bought my boat. Once it got to hot to walk on I
decided to go with white. Now the AC's keep the boat cool and acually
cycle off once and a while. The temp inside dropped 20 degrees the day
I painted the decks white.

Joe





DSK

I'll assume that was a serious question, so consider the following. The
first week or so out of Lauderdale the teak decks got so hot you couldn't
walk on 'em barefoot.
John Cairns
"Scott Vernon" wrote in message
...
You're not exaggerating, are you Joe?

Scotty


"Joe" wrote in message
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DSK wrote in message
. ..
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.

Make a big difference here in Texas. Being a X navy man I had to have
haze gray deck when I bought my boat. Once it got to hot to walk on I
decided to go with white. Now the AC's keep the boat cool and acually
cycle off once and a while. The temp inside dropped 20 degrees the day
I painted the decks white.

Joe





DSK

yes, it was. I wasn't sure how believable it is about blue hulls being
hotter than white ones.


Scott Vernon
Plowville PA __/)__/)__

"John Cairns" wrote in message
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I'll assume that was a serious question, so consider the following. The
first week or so out of Lauderdale the teak decks got so hot you couldn't
walk on 'em barefoot.
John Cairns
"Scott Vernon" wrote in message
...
You're not exaggerating, are you Joe?

Scotty


"Joe" wrote in message
om...
DSK wrote in message
. ..
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.

Make a big difference here in Texas. Being a X navy man I had to have
haze gray deck when I bought my boat. Once it got to hot to walk on I
decided to go with white. Now the AC's keep the boat cool and acually
cycle off once and a while. The temp inside dropped 20 degrees the day
I painted the decks white.

Joe





DSK

"Scott Vernon" wrote:
yes, it was. I wasn't sure how believable it is about blue hulls being
hotter than white ones.

White reflects light and black absorbs light.

Didn't you ever take an art class in school? ;-)

LP

John Cairns wrote:
I'll assume that was a serious question, so consider the following. The
first week or so out of Lauderdale the teak decks got so hot you couldn't
walk on 'em barefoot.

In NC in high summer our teak deck gets too hot to walk on. Even a cream
colored fiberglass deck will get uncomfortable hot. I like a little tint
in the deck coating to cut glare, but you can't overdo it unless you
want to cook.

A couple of our friends have full deck shades and say that they do a
marvelous keeping the boat cooler. Troublesome to stow when not in use,
though.

Fresh Breezes- Doug King

Talking to yacht brokers in Florida, they tell me that teak decks
are a no-no down there. Too hot.

Awnings are nice to have. And high on my list of things to do.

Bart

DSK wrote
John Cairns wrote:
I'll assume that was a serious question, so consider the following. The
first week or so out of Lauderdale the teak decks got so hot you
couldn't
walk on 'em barefoot.

In NC in high summer our teak deck gets too hot to walk on. Even a cream
colored fiberglass deck will get uncomfortable hot. I like a little tint
in the deck coating to cut glare, but you can't overdo it unless you
want to cook.

A couple of our friends have full deck shades and say that they do a
marvelous keeping the boat cooler. Troublesome to stow when not in use,
though.

Fresh Breezes- Doug King

DSK wrote in message ...
John Cairns wrote:
I'll assume that was a serious question, so consider the following. The
first week or so out of Lauderdale the teak decks got so hot you couldn't
walk on 'em barefoot.

In NC in high summer our teak deck gets too hot to walk on. Even a cream
colored fiberglass deck will get uncomfortable hot. I like a little tint
in the deck coating to cut glare, but you can't overdo it unless you
want to cook.

A couple of our friends have full deck shades and say that they do a
marvelous keeping the boat cooler. Troublesome to stow when not in use,
though.

We have tropical canvas to cover the cabins. Usually put them up after
July 4th, they make a big difference. Also have canvas drain pipes on
them to collect rain. Perfect for the tropics. Mine lace to the rails.

Joe



Fresh Breezes- Doug King

"Scott Vernon" wrote in message ...
You're not exaggerating, are you Joe?

Scotty


Not at all. When the decks were haze grey you could blister your feet
on the dog days of summer. You could touch a few exposed stringers and
they felt like radiators inside the cabin. I did not want white
because they show so much dirt ect.. Now I just scrub the decks more
often and enjoy the coolness.

As far as hull color goes I do not think it is as much of an issue.
Because of the angle of the sun. Cabin tops and decks need to be a
light color if your getting hot below. RedCloud was buildt in the
North Sea and was first painted all black to absorbe heat in the
winter I suppose. If it were painted all black here in Texas Im sure
it would explode ;0)

joe





"Joe" wrote in message
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DSK wrote in message
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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.

Make a big difference here in Texas. Being a X navy man I had to have
haze gray deck when I bought my boat. Once it got to hot to walk on I
decided to go with white. Now the AC's keep the boat cool and acually
cycle off once and a while. The temp inside dropped 20 degrees the day
I painted the decks white.

Joe





DSK