Ken asks, "What is the experience of this list using white hulls in urban waters?" My VCP Pintail has a deep red deck and a light gray hull, and is used in urban and exurban paddling. The color combination was and still is --- seven years later --- terrific. However, in one sense, the manufacturer's right --- an off white hull may show surface stains less. But surface stains wash off --- unless your urban paddling takes you through toxic waste that eats gelcoat! What he didn't mention is that composite hulls scratch white. And the boat will collect lasting through-surface scratches regardless of where you paddle. White hulls scratching white are not as noticable as off white hulls scratching white. You can't scrub away scratches as you can most stains. Bottom line? If you like white, go with white. If you like an off white for cosmetic reasons, go with off white. You've gotta be happy with your color choice, and, since your preference seems to be for the more practical white, I'd go that way. (Maybe your manufacturer has a lot of ivory hulls he'd like to get rid of --- at some considerable discount? Ivory's good too!) Jack Martin *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************Received on Wed Oct 06 1999 - 05:07:44 PDT
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