Yellowtail Posted March 25, 2005 Report Share Posted March 25, 2005 My Tender Behind - snub nose pram at bit under 8' long - has just been painted. She is now a lovely, overall beige (looks good despite the conotations of the term 'beige'. Now, the colour (which will be done tomorrow - not wanting to rush you). I plan to do the gunwales in blue ... not the purple my daughter wants. The inwale is offset inside the boat - from above, you see 20mm inwale, 20mm spaces and blocks, 20mm hull and gunwale. Question - how much of this do I paint blue? All the inwale (top, sides, spacer blocks, etc), or just the gunwale and top of the hull, leaving the spacers beige? I've been searching for photos for inspiration but am not having a lot of luck at the moment. Some suggestions would be appreciated. Cheers Richard Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barry Pyeatt Posted March 25, 2005 Report Share Posted March 25, 2005 Generally less is better with accent colours. Stripes, narrow bands, etc. Particularly on small boats. 8) So...just what is wrong with purple anyway? :shock: Purple stripe on beige background could be very effective. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yellowtail Posted March 25, 2005 Author Report Share Posted March 25, 2005 Generally less is better with accent colours. Stripes' date=' narrow bands, etc. Particularly on small boats. 8) So...just what is wrong with purple anyway? :shock: Purple stripe on beige background could be very effective.[/quote'] Yeah. Purple. No-one'd pinch it anyway The big advantage of the blue is that I've already got a tin of it. Less eh? Much easier to put on. I was looking at it earlier and if I want to do any more than just the outer face of the gunwales, I'll have to do all of it which is a nasty job - all those little corners and things. Lazy is good too. Cheers Richard Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yellowtail Posted March 25, 2005 Author Report Share Posted March 25, 2005 Hey, I got my camera to talk to my computer (don't laugh, it's a sad story). Here's the wee beastie. Bright blue will be added to the gunwale but ... just the outside? gunwale and inwale? gunwale, inwale, knees and that curved doubler on the rear transom? dip the whole thing in a vat of purple and make my daughter happy? Thanks for the feedback boys. Cheers Richard Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yellowtail Posted March 28, 2005 Author Report Share Posted March 28, 2005 Da Deed's bin Done and Da Paint's bin Daubed :shock: Here she is all her all her glory ... well, without things like rowlocks and inspection ports and I'm not even thinking about the sailing rig Cheers Richard Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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