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I have a BD 5500 on the way that will go in my 20x54 gatortrax hull. I was thinking of painting the boat black to match. Has anyone donw this? Any pics? I will do some grey hydroturf on the floors/decks so that it doesn't get too hot on the summer fishing trips.

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Sat Mar 19, 2011 10:23 pm
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Yes there have been members on here that had black hulls,never saw a black gatortrax myself.


Sat Mar 19, 2011 11:32 pm
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this is one of the boats i made, i painted it with duralux black.


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my boat is black... I hate it.. It shows mud to bad.


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Thank You! I was worried about it looking good right up until it gets dirty!


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Also consider your method of painting before you embark. A booth and gun will come out perfect for black, whereas black spray jobs are horrible for showing each sweep of the can.

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Mon Mar 21, 2011 7:42 pm
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Any scrapes will show up 10x on that black too.

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Here is one I did a few years ago, we have a few like this at Phowler Boat Co.


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I did the entire inside of my hull in black herculiner. No issues from the color choice, it's cooler than a slick green hull because of the rubber liner.


Though, it isn't the nicest color for an aluminum boat, I doubt you will like it forever. I know of a few black boats here, they don't really look that good to me, dirty all the time. My first lady's ride is black, you can't keep that sumbatch looking clean, never again will I own a black vehicle.

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