Color Scheme: Need boot stripe and bottom paint suggestions.

[Fortunate One]

The boat is a 48' express and I'm using Fighting Lady Yellow for the top sides, Cloud White for the deck and dodger.

I've been thinking of going with a black boot stripe and a green bottom paint.

Or a blue boot stripe and black bottom paint.

Anyone have any pictures of boats with Fighting lady Yellow top sides?

What do you big boat guys think looks best?

[canyongear]

No boot.. black bottom paint

[54bullwinkle]

Green bottom paint with black boot..............look at "Cutnail" 58 Merritt. You can see a photo of it in the 2009 custom shootout calendar..........but any of the combinations you mention look fine.

[TunaTeaser1]

I like green, blue, and the black. It's just a personal preference but I think all of them look good.

[Bird Dog]

Here's a black boot stripe with green bottom paint

[Bird Dog]

[brokensheer]

Fighting Lady yellow is a great color!, I would hope its origin never gets lost!, I would search for a boot stripe that few or no one else is using, be creative and search , it will come to you

you may even think if tinting the fighting lady base color and come up with your own flavor

Best of luck !

[Fortunate One]

Brokensheer,

I thought it over long and hard when I selected the "Fighting Lady" yellow for the top sides.

It's just too classic to mess with.

Now I did fiddle around with the white that I wanted to use on the deck and dodger side but no way would I deviate or change from the "Fighting Lady's" yellow color.

That's a classic! It belongs on a boat like I'm having built. Especially with that mahogany transom.

[brokensheer]

very cool!, The last boat I built had a seafoam hull and I whitend (if that a word ) it by 50% and sprayed the deck and cockpit with that, white just realy hurts my eyes! keep us in the loop!

[Hatterized]

regardless of what color combo u come up..that is one beautiful rig Capt.....best of luck with her...as she is gonna turn many heads..no doubt...