ICE BLUE vs FIGHTING LADY YELLOW

[jmoritz]

Hello,

Almost certainly one of the first things we are going to do (besides minding any mechanical/safety issues) when we finally get our HAT is to paint the hull. I am having a difficult time deciding, so I wonder if there is an advantage to one or the other...i.e. is either color more durable than the other?

Also, do people who paint their hulls one of the above colors necessarily paint the top sides a bright white or do these colors look ok with the standard "Hatteras off white" color?

Thanks ahead of time for indulging me...

John

 

[holtcl]

Maybe a good approach would be to paint the hull first and see what it looks like with the topsides in the existing color, live with it for a bit, then decide what color you want to go with when you go for the topsides. Also I'd be looking at what other boats have done and see how you like them. How exciting - keep us posted!

Cheryl
Cinderella
1971 53 MY

 

[rsmith]

Bananas and yellow boats are bad luck. Blue has always been the color of Dickie Webbers " South Jersey Campion" He may sue you for impersonating a OChit Yacht

 

[saltshaker]

I've always liked the Fighting Lady Yellow but the Ice Blue has grown on me. Fighting Lady Yellow looks good with either Hatteras Off White or Bright White. I've never seen an Ice Blue hull with Hatteras Off White but don't think it would look right. Better yet, find a boat you like that doesn't need paint or is already painted your prefered color. Good paint jobs, particularly when you change color, aren't cheap.

 

[Jasper]

Those are the 2 colours I was after when looking for a Hatteras.

It's a hard call. Fighting Lady Yellow with teak looks a Mill$ but I personally think the Ice Blue will be better long term.
As for fishing, I must THANK rsmith for letting me know that yellow hulls are the same poison as bananas.
I NEVER allow bananas on my boat and have had a few arguments with people who actually thought I was joking until there lunch, including the banana were hurled overboard.

It is also believed that blue hulls catch more fish. True story!
BTW my 53 is Ice Blue, with the added touch of many bill marks.

 

[Avenger]

I will say once again that it's tragic to have to blame one's poor fishing skills on a piece of fruit.

Personally I like Fighting Lady Yellow, but I think I'd get fed up fast with all the lame "taxi", "school bus" and "banana" comments. I also don't see a problem with Ice Blue and Hatteras Off White. Against blue I don't see a need for stark staring white. I don't know if the same could be said about yellow.

In the end it's all personal preference. It's your boat, do what YOU like. The only issue that I'm aware of with boat colors is that dark colors show more imperfections and are harder to maintain. Of course in a sunny climate they'll make the boat hotter too.

 

[Jasper]

I will say once again that it's tragic to have to blame one's poor fishing skills on a piece of fruit.

Shame on you for doubting the veracity of this scientifically proven fact!!!

Jokes aside, you are probably aware of the many claims to the origin of this FACT?
Bananas on board a cargo ship will make the other fruit that is stored near it, spoil or ripen too fast.
There are other facts too.
I cannot continue writing this as I am in my cabin and I don't want "Someday" to become aware that we are discussing bananas!!!

 

[jmoritz]

Outstanding, thanks for the feedback! Bananas cause other fruit to go bad huh? Interesting. I never understood the reason for the aversion offshore. I don't get seasick but I always felt that bananas would be good for seasick passengers cause they taste the same coming up as they do going down

 

[George]

Make sure you check out Alex Seal paints. I have their version of Ice Blue and unless the light is right it can look white or blue. I am very pleased with the performance as well. Check out my pictures under George

 

[jmoritz]

Make sure you check out Alex Seal paints. I have their version of Ice Blue and unless the light is right it can look white or blue. I am very pleased with the performance as well. Check out my pictures under George

Thanks, we'll do

 

[bigbill]

i also heard that long ago, the bananas on ships carry spiders and when the workers would carry the bundles of bananas the spiders would bite them and they would die.....may be bullsheet but i heard this a long time ago from workers at the port of gulfport ms. where they unload a lot of bananas

 

[Avenger]

I'm going to offend people's religious principles, which is why I didn't comment earlier. But it keeps coming up, so here we go:

Yes, there are factual foundations for some of these beliefs. They'll cause other fruits to ripen or rot. How long are you going to be at sea Ahab?

Spiders... "I see deadly black Tarant'la - Day light come and me wan' go home." [SUB]Harry Belafonte in The Banana Boat Song[/SUB] Also true. But last time I saw bananas in the store they weren't crawling with venomous spiders.

Lots of superstitions have some root in ancient fact. Prohibitions on "unclean" animals like pigs probably originated from Trichinosis which was little understood at the time, but they knew that if you didn't eat pork you didn't get it, hence the prohibition. Thank G-d science has come around with answers to that, because I sure do enjoy some hot, crispy bacon with my eggs.

For the most part they're fun rituals and that's part of the rapture of the deep that we call tradition. But c'mon folks, it's a damn fruit for crying out loud. I've had some great trips when there were bananas on the boat, some lousy ones where there were none and vise-versa.

It's bad luck to be superstitious!

 

[Bob Bradley]

i also heard that long ago, the bananas on ships carry spiders and when the workers would carry the bundles of bananas the spiders would bite them and they would die.....may be bullsheet but i heard this a long time ago from workers at the port of gulfport ms. where they unload a lot of bananas

That was what I understand as well.

Regarding the original question, I tend to believe that a boat should stand out clearly against the horizon, not blend in. There's a lot of us out there with bad eyesight and hazy enclosures. Based on that alone, I'd go with the yellow or original, classic, Hatteras Off White. And banana yellow would be my second choice. Why risk the wrath of Neptune?

 

[jmoritz]

i also heard that long ago, the bananas on ships carry spiders and when the workers would carry the bundles of bananas the spiders would bite them and they would die.....may be bullsheet but i heard this a long time ago from workers at the port of gulfport ms. where they unload a lot of bananas

I heard that too..