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Re: Strip: Black Pearl Retrofit Project - Complete
By:Sean Dawe
Date: 5/15/2014, 2:54 pm
In Response To: Re: Strip: Black Pearl Retrofit Project - Complete (Bill Hamm)

I think there are a number of varying opinions on the "best" colour for a kayak. One would think that black may be the worst, but I beg to differ. Solid shapes have a tendency to show up better on broken water. I would take a solid black boat over a while hulled one in whitecaps or otherwise agitated water. Even on calm water, a solid dark shape is easy to see. I came across an interesting piece by Nigel Dennis:

http://nigel-kayak.blogspot.ca/2007/10/colors-for-visibility.html

Cheers,

Ssean

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Strip: Black Pearl Retrofit Project - Completed *PIC*
Sean Dawe -- 5/12/2014, 9:16 pm
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Bill Mayberry -- 5/12/2014, 11:50 pm
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JohnAbercrombie -- 5/13/2014, 12:03 am
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Sean Dawe -- 5/13/2014, 7:50 am
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Nick Riccardi -- 5/13/2014, 5:09 pm
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Sean Dawe -- 5/13/2014, 5:52 pm
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Bill Hamm -- 5/15/2014, 2:35 pm
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Nick Riccardi -- 5/15/2014, 2:44 pm
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Don Goss -- 5/13/2014, 9:33 pm
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Sean Dawe -- 5/14/2014, 7:50 am
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Kevin Greer -- 5/14/2014, 8:12 am
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Sean Dawe -- 5/14/2014, 9:10 am
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Kevin Greer -- 5/14/2014, 10:29 am
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Sean Dawe -- 5/14/2014, 10:47 am
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Etienne Muller -- 5/14/2014, 4:14 pm
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Bob Ten Eyck -- 5/14/2014, 3:15 pm
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Jim Farrelly -- 5/14/2014, 11:33 pm
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Sean Dawe -- 5/15/2014, 10:14 am
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Bill Hamm -- 5/15/2014, 2:37 pm
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Sean Dawe -- 5/15/2014, 2:54 pm
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Jim Farrelly -- 5/15/2014, 10:49 pm
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Bill Hamm -- 5/16/2014, 7:37 am
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John Messinger -- 5/17/2014, 7:27 am