Commentary: Teal Is The New Black
05-08-2018, 10:34 AM
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Commentary: Teal Is The New Black
When it comes powerboat paintjob colors, almost everything comes around again, https://www.offshoreonly.com/article...-the-new-black.
From the OSO home page.
From the OSO home page.
05-08-2018, 10:53 AM
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I am now glad that I have embraced the teal on my past two boats and have found many matching teal accessories/clothing! I'm in the "cool" crowd now! haha.
That is a gorgeous paint scheme by the way!
That is a gorgeous paint scheme by the way!
05-08-2018, 06:08 PM
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The first time I saw a teal boat was at IMTEC (the industries premier trade show back then) at McCormick Place in Chicago. It was on top of the SleekCraft semi and was being delivered along with another gray one. I was the Midwest dealer at the time. Sleek was a typical west coast builder at the time as they did all color in the gelcoat. We were told by Jim Foley (one of my favorite people) to expect one in "grays into silvers, with a touch of green" and a "gray one with a little red". They were heavy on the TEAL, not green and heavy on the f-ing PINK, not red. We bought the teal one before it was unloaded. We ended up with the pink one too. We brought them back to the Chicago boat show that year and sold them both. Poof
Teal being the new clack is a bit of a stretch but the boat is gorgeous.
Teal being the new clack is a bit of a stretch but the boat is gorgeous.
05-08-2018, 06:13 PM
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The first time I saw a teal boat was at IMTEC (the industries premier trade show back then) at McCormick Place in Chicago. It was on top of the SleekCraft semi and was being delivered along with another gray one. I was the Midwest dealer at the time. Sleek was a typical west coast builder at the time as they did all color in the gelcoat. We were told by Jim Foley (one of my favorite people) to expect one in "grays into silvers, with a touch of green" and a "gray one with a little red". They were heavy on the TEAL, not green and heavy on the f-ing PINK, not red. We bought the teal one before it was unloaded. We ended up with the pink one too. We brought them both back to the Chicago boat show that year and sold them both. Poof
Teal being the new clack is a bit of a stretch but the boat is gorgeous.
Teal being the new clack is a bit of a stretch but the boat is gorgeous.
But seeing a once-tired color (tweaked a bit from its original form) made new is pretty cool, and Thomas Kulesia and Chris Mills definitely pulled it off with Mr. Rayzor's Skater.
Your mention of IMTEC made me nostalgic for Chicago. I don't miss covering it—trade shows can be a drag—but it gave me an excuse to get to Chicago every year. Love that town.
Last edited by Matt Trulio; 05-08-2018 at 06:17 PM.
05-09-2018, 07:43 AM
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My old and current boats have the fuchsia "tag-along" friend as well! yes, that color can fade away and nobody will miss it! Planning on adding more teal and covering the fuchsia on my current boat haha!
