RE: [Paddlewise] Hull color -- white or off-white?

From: Reeves, Debbie (Debbie) <"Reeves,>
Date: Wed, 6 Oct 1999 18:06:24 -0400
I have owned both a white & "smoke" hulled boats.  When repairing scratches
at year end, white is much easier to deal with.  No colors to mix, etc.  I
have never had white "show stains".

Debbie Reeves
Sandy Hook, NJ

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> From: 	Kenneth Cooperstein[SMTP:cprstnc1_at_optonline.net]
> Sent: 	Wednesday, October 06, 1999 7:22 AM
> To: 	paddlewise, paddlewise
> Subject: 	[Paddlewise] Hull color -- white or off-white?
> 
> I'm about to order a composite boat with a yellow deck.  The
> manufacturer tried to dissuade me from a bright white hull, suggesting
> that an off-white (ivory or oyster) hull will show stains less and will
> look nicer, notwithstanding that out of the box (or bubble wrap) the
> bright white will look sharper with the yellow.  What is the experience
> of this list using white hulls in urban waters?
> 
> Ken Cooperstein
> 
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