Donrr1—
One other thing to consider is how visible your boat is, especially at night. If your nav
lights fail for some reason—not an uncommon scenario by any means— how easily visible is your boat going to be at night or in the fog? A dark hulled boat can often blend into the night without running
lights. Also, if you ever need rescue, a dark blue hulled boat is probably as difficult to spot as anything else is.
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Sailingdog
Telstar 28
New England
You know what the first rule of sailing is? ...Love. You can learn all the math in the 'verse, but you take
a boat to the sea you don't love, she'll shake you off just as sure as the turning of the worlds. Love keeps
her going when she oughta fall down, tells you she's hurting 'fore she keens. Makes her a home.
—Cpt. Mal Reynolds, Serenity (edited)
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