"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