Color Scheme: Need boot stripe and bottom paint suggestions.

Fortunate One · 06-06-2009, 08:59 AM

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 · 06-06-2009, 09:42 AM

No boot.. black bottom paint

54bullwinkle · 06-06-2009, 01:34 PM

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 · 06-06-2009, 02:24 PM

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

Bird Dog · 06-07-2009, 01:32 PM

Here's a black boot stripe with green bottom paint

Bird Dog · 06-07-2009, 01:34 PM

brokensheer · 06-07-2009, 03:42 PM

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 · 06-07-2009, 04:13 PM

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 · 06-08-2009, 10:32 AM

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 · 06-08-2009, 11:09 AM

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...

06-06-2009, 01:34 PM	#3
54bullwinkle Hide- My Wifes Logged On Join Date: Apr 2009 Posts: 138	Boot stripe 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.

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06-07-2009, 01:32 PM	#5
Bird Dog Crab mustard is good Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: VA Posts: 653	Here's a black boot stripe with green bottom paint

06-07-2009, 01:34 PM	#6
Bird Dog Crab mustard is good Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: VA Posts: 653

06-07-2009, 03:42 PM	#7
brokensheer Anthony's Ark is a blowboater Join Date: Jul 2008 Posts: 319 Boat: Witch 23' Marolina Yachts Home Port: Ocean City Md / Solomons Is Md Best Catch: Lines are still in the water	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 !

06-07-2009, 04:13 PM	#8
Fortunate One Sit down Shut up And fish Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 515	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.

06-08-2009, 10:32 AM	#9
brokensheer Anthony's Ark is a blowboater Join Date: Jul 2008 Posts: 319 Boat: Witch 23' Marolina Yachts Home Port: Ocean City Md / Solomons Is Md Best Catch: Lines are still in the water	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!

06-08-2009, 11:09 AM	#10
Hatterized I think Admin is going to let me have this space Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: college park, md Posts: 1,256	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...