Freedom 40 Cat-Ketch VA "Mariposa"

[rubbus]

Anyone know anything about this boat in VA? Looks to be well-restored, though I'd imagine some would balk at the colors. (I like them though)

http://www.yachtworld.com/boats/1979/Fr ... ted-States

[GeoffSchultz]

I know the area well, but don't know the boat. As far as the colors go, I like the hull color. BlueJacket is Awlgripped in Royal Blue, which is 1-2 shades darker. I've always liked colored hulls as they stand out in a sea of white hulls. I don't know about the bottom paint color, but that's easy to change. Personally I go with Shark White from Interlux, which is a grayish white.

-- Geoff

[Peter]

There are some pictures taken of Mariposas total rebuild in the 'Photos' section of the original Freedomyachts2003 group.

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/freedomya ... 1/pic/list

Maybe that you have to log in in order to see the photos.

Peter

[rubbus]

Thanks for the link- that's great!

So I see they are painting it with rollers and brushes- does that mean it's not Awlgrip and might be flaking off sometime in the near future?

It all looks really nice.

[GeoffSchultz]

It can't be AwlGrip, but it could be AwlCraft or any number of marine paints that are brushable.

-- Geoff