You can't leave Donald Rossi (Trick Paint) out of this, He painted all the "Real" Midnight Express, The Systems Cats, The Lip Ship Apache with the Ribbon paint Job, the list goes on & on. He is the Original Custom offshore boat painter, I believe he still does the Pantera's and some others.

Then there is "Benny" who did all the Popeyes & Fayva shoes boats. He could lay paint on with a gun and it would shine like you just wet sanded and buffed it, back then (before this base coat/clear coat stuff) you actually had to be good with your spray technique if you wanted it to shine, these days they rely on the clear to make it shine.

No honorable mentions – you have to pick just your favorite. Or I can’t keep a good talley.

All painters mentiond are great shop them out do it that way?

I would not say my friend is the best but he is pretty effin good on a small scale..he can do the big stuff but does not have the shop to expand his talent..here is some of his work..

http://www.facebook.com/media/albums...7406353&type=1

Tough question for sure, everyone already listed in this thread has done some amazing work with different styles. So to me there really is no "best" out there, every boat owner has a different preference and opinion on paintjobs. Whether it be simple, clean and classic or over the top wild.

Ok, who does design work at a "reasonable" price? I need a design for a 38 ZRC.

There is no real answer to the question... Painters are all primadonnas. I'm the best painter that's ever lived.

Visual Imagination get's my vote

Dave Hunter

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don rossie
and if your doing a yacht tung lou