wrapping my boat???

[eddiefdz]

I am considering wrapping my boat in black and changing the canvas top to black. What do you all think?? My boat is the one in the signature, obviosly....

Thanks!!

[davidkuhlmann]

Not to be a smartazz but what do YOU think:?

[Capt Craig]

I am looking to get mine wrapped too. They tell me it will last only about 5 years or less in saltwater. The say not to powerwash the boat but hand wash or low pressure spray. Still, I'm thinking it will look great.

A lot of white on your boat and the black would really stand out.

[marytime]

What's the cost to do the wrap?

[eddiefdz]

I think i WOULD like it, but I just wanted to get there people's opinion.

[eddiefdz]

The wrap will cost about 3k for my 32footer. It all depends on the graphics that you want. If its a plain wrap, its much cheaper. A buddy of mine just wrapped his 26 scaraab with full graphics for $1800. The company that wrapped it guarantees the wrap for 10 years or they come back and re-wrap it for free.

[MRGONET]

...as long as they're around in ten years.....

[CaptainJR]

I think that boat would look awesome wrapped. How would you go about considering graphics?

[DicedSix]

I think your boat is one of the cleanest non-fishing cc's I've seen.


What type of top is that over your center console. The forward arching top?


My nephew just purchased a Jupiter Palm Beach edition. All white, even the motors. Clean looking ride..

[TampaRealEstate]

had mind done for about $1300, 20 foot

[eddiefdz]

Originally Posted by DicedSix

I think your boat is one of the cleanest non-fishing cc's I've seen.


What type of top is that over your center console. The forward arching top?


My nephew just purchased a Jupiter Palm Beach edition. All white, even the motors. Clean looking ride..

Yes, its a forwarding arching top that retracts. I want to change the top to black. The yellow gets very dirty and its a hassle to maintain. If i change the top to black, i was considering wrapping the sides in back also and then adding some yellow graphics to the black since my gauges are yellow.

[bshoe]

Why not just paint the boat. i would think it would last much longer than a wrap

[stringer bell]

Black gets dirty very easy....saltwater spray marks, bird poop, etc. My bimini canvas is black and is hard to maintain. Hull is red (paint), and saltwater faded it. Your boat looks great the way it is, spend that money on something else

[ScarabChris]

Defiantly a cheaper alternative to painting the hull. And if you don't like it you can peel it off and start over. But black is tough to keep looking nice. The salt shows up like crazy and the sun fades it quick if not maintained.

I'm not sure how the wraps hold up to fading and if they are waxable to restore the shine.

Thats a slick looking boat the way it is, I would leave it all white. White also looks bigger.

[demjjm]

Originally Posted by ScarabChris

Thats a slick looking boat the way it is, I would leave it all white. White also looks bigger.

+ 1 but I would still change the yellow top to black. If anything I think your boat stands out, just based on it being all white. I changed my bimini top to black, and thought it may be too hot in the summer FL sun, but I seen no difference in temperature from when it was tan.

[DFreedom]

Every scratch will show through well due to the white hull. If you want something dark, I would go with some pattern or something that would help hide or minimize scratches.