Why is Joe's boat painted red?
 

"Nathan Branden" wrote in message
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To hide the rust streaks. Hiding rust is not the correct way to
maintain the boat. The paint color should expose dirt, rust, oil so
maintenance can be affected immediately. Engine rooms should be
painted white, they will be easier to clean and the color compels one
to keep it ship-shape. White is probably best for hull color but it is
boring. Grey is good as long as you use #117 primer to keep the paint
on. Lighter colors are more suitable for civilian applications, yellow
is good, desert tan even better. The bright greens and oranges are for
third world boats and you could get mistaken for an Al Qeada operative
if your boat is that color. Keep those silly bumper stickers off of
your boat, especially if they are anti American (Democrat type).

Nathan

Look more closely. Joe's boat is white (or was). What looks like red
paint is, indeed, a massive rust streak. Blue and green are bad luck
colors for any boat. The sea tends to reject any color associated with
it. White is a good color for sailboats but it is just so boring. It's
like the old Model -T saying that you can have any color you want as
long as it's black. White shows stains too easily. White tends to turn
to chalk as it cooks in the sun. Black is unacceptable because it makes
a boat so hot inside that you can bake bread in the galley sink. Red
belongs more on a sports car than a boat. The all around best color for
a sailboat hull is yellow with blue trim like Capt. Neal's "Cuts the
Mustard." That Capt. Neal's got the right idea except his interior is
sad. Purple seat covers. Yuck! Sounds too gay to me.

Wilbur Hubbard