: Hi Dave -
: Don't have any pics of painted decks/bright-finished hulls. First off, unless
: they're really huge, the deck flaws are probably most noticeable only by
: you. After a season or two, they're likely to be hard to find.

: You could go with a tinted finish that allows the grain to show through and
: use that to create a deck graphic.

: Jim

ABout a year ago someone on this forum posted a picture from a boat show that was a arctic tern kayak that had a custom painted girl with a drink, the slogan tippy girl underneath... looked like something off of a WWII bomber nose. Anyway.. There was a link to the site that had pics from this particular show and one of the pics was a great looking CLC Cheaspeake that had a light blue painted deck with bright finish hull... I can't seem to remember where I saw that boat..? Looked really good.