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Old 02 February 2010, 11:57   #1
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Ok what would be your choice for hull and tube colours?
The white hull and blue tube combo seems popular these days. Is white the best hull colour? Scratches won't show up as easily on white, is it a bu**er to keep clean?. Personally I like the look of black hull/yellow tubes but how would a black hull stand up to sratches? Still nowt wrong with orange on orange though, very visible.
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Ok what would be your choice for hull and tube colours?
The white hull and blue tube combo seems popular these days. Is white the best hull colour? Scratches won't show up as easily on white, is it a bu**er to keep clean?. Personally I like the look of black hull/yellow tubes but how would a black hull stand up to sratches? Still nowt wrong with orange on orange though, very visible.
Me I would like pure orange hull and tubes with black fendering and tube wear pads.

Orange inside and and fittings.
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Well I have a black and yellow Ribcraft and I like it fine. Yellow hull with yellow tubes with black extras! yea you get the ood scrap but I still like. My three year old g/daughter calls it her big bumble bee!!

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Old 02 February 2010, 14:12   #4
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Grey/black. Are there any other colours?
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Old 02 February 2010, 15:38   #5
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Orange hull, Grey or orange toobs, black strakes.

If it looks industrial to begin with, the scratches will look like they're meant to be there!
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Old 02 February 2010, 18:23   #6
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I went for all yellow (hull, interior and tubes) with grey trim and upholstry. Looked good and I reckoned easy for SAR Helos to see, even when inverted!!
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Old 02 February 2010, 18:46   #7
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Orange & grey of course ! Alhough I met a beautiful turquiose / green one in Guernsey.
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I got a bit scared then - read your occupation and town the wrong way round and thought your occupation was 'Assassin', which would explain the colour choice !
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Still haven't got yourself a colour monitor yet?
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White hull... red tubes.....if anything ever went wrong (not yet!), I hope it'd spotted easily!
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white/black
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Old 02 February 2010, 19:33   #13
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Sorry... really shouldn't be old enough to have jokes that c**p.. :-)
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Close, but no cigar.
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Blue Toobs, Yellow GRP...But i would say that
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White hull, light grey tubes, dark grey patches.

For the serious leisure user!
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Yellow and black seem to be a recurring theme with us, although blue and white and black and white seem to be very popular.
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Just finished painting mine,yellow chosen by the boss 'cos she didn't like the all orange rescue boat look.I wasn't sure at first but after two days it's starting to grow on me.Very pleased with the result.All white interior.
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Old 31 May 2010, 19:45   #20
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Sanding that lovely shiny gelcoat,aaahhh what have I done?
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