Water Phantom came from the factory (1995) with a painted Flag Blue hull, thrown into the deal since hull damage during the C&C factory fire delayed her delivery by about a year.
After ~ 16 years she was looking tired so I bit the bullet and had the yard repaint with Awlgrip. I struggled with the color since the original color was so dark as to look black. Of course, since she was painted initially I had little choice but to paint her again. I decided on Aristo Blue which was a lighter blue and am happy with the result. The yard painter was very particular--and in this situation that is definitely a good thing! I was talked out of a white bottom by him as 'too much trouble to keep looking good' and went with black for her bottom. Not cheap but I am happy with the result, even though a painted hull practically requires a yearly polish and wax job. I refer to it as my 'penance' for buying a painted boat! As a plaque I saw on a boat a few years ago noted, "Life is too short to sail an ugly boat" and a tired painted boat looks much more ugly than a tired white boat. Charlie Nelson Water Phantom 1995 C&C 36 XL/kcb Sent from my iPad _______________________________________________ This list is supported by the generous donations of our members. If you like what we do, please help us pay for our costs by donating. All Contributions are greatly appreciated!
