Is red the fastest and most seaworthy?

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I'm loading up and heading out tomorrow night after work to pick up my new to me red C-Dory 25 and just want to confirm that red is indeed the fastest and most seaworthy of the C-Dory 25s? I've heard that blue is next while green is pulling up the rear.

I'm excited!!!![/i]
 
Red has always been the color to fade fastest, esp. here in FL!
Keeping the dark trim buffed and waxed is a challenge in these conditions.
Roger
 
rogerar":iyhhyyrc said:
Red has always been the color to fade fastest, esp. here in FL!
Keeping the dark trim buffed and waxed is a challenge in these conditions.
Roger
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That's good info to know. Thanks! Mine will be stored in a "high-and-day" and hopefully I'll stay on top of it.
 
Yes, I've heard that red causes the hull to slice through the water faster, and moderate wave action, particularly in heavy seas.

As for Red's seaworthiness; yes, that too may be increased since it should permit the USCG to see you at a greater distance - hence rescue ops would be easier.

...seriously, I may have missed something in your initial post. I'm only my first cup of coffee; but I didn't realize there was a connection between color and speed/seaworthiness. But I'll keep thinking about it.

Enjoy your new boat!

Best,
Casey&Mary
 
Casey":2z1vv9a9 said:
Yes, I've heard that red causes the hull to slice through the water faster, and moderate wave action, particularly in heavy seas.

As for Red's seaworthiness; yes, that too may be increased since it should permit the USCG to see you at a greater distance - hence rescue ops would be easier.

...seriously, I may have missed something in your initial post. I'm only my first cup of coffee; but I didn't realize there was a connection between color and speed/seaworthiness. But I'll keep thinking about it.

Enjoy your new boat!


Best,
Casey&Mary
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LOL, Awesome post.
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The Boatbuilders Unified Lighting Laboratory & Ship Handling Institute of Technology did an extensive study of hull colours and found that blue hulls not only cut through the waters with much greater ease, but also where found to have an odd appeal to fish. This study can be found on their website, bullshit.org

Congratulations on the new boat, there's nothing like that first tow home
 
Objects moving rapidly away from us appear red due to the Doppler effect known as red shift. Therefore, boats moving away at high speed appear red to our eyes, even though they may indeed display a different color when tied to the dock.

So REALLY fast boats look red! (If they are going away from you!)

Congrats on your boat!
 
Interesting factoid concerning objects moving away at a high rate of speed. I've notice what must be a similar effect in that I see red if boats are moving close towards me at a high rate of speed, especially if I'm on anchor
 
Most go fast boats are red. So you are set. Also 1 mpg is all you will get in a red boat. The blue and green and even grey boats go 3.5 mpg. The red ones handle 8 ft seas while the others tie up and have lunch. Has to do with the angle of the dangle on the red boats. Congrats by the way and enjoy the new boat have fun As Bill says the doppler effect multiplied by the square root of the quantum theory suggests that the boat needs to be renamed as Redshift. George :smiled
 
A red lower hull absorbs more infrared light, oxidizing the gelcoat, and thus increases the drag of the hull through the water. It can make a hug difference in hull performance, and it is well known that red lower hulls are .0000000001 percent slower then blue ones that are otherwise similar in design.

On a more serious note, if you have a red visor, and intend to keep the boat in a marina slip, you need to put a protective covering over it when not used. I had a red visor on my CD 16, and there was nothing I could do to stop it from terribly fading in constant exposure to the sun -- even though I used the best wax frequently.

Rich
 
if you are waving that red around too much you may entice the bullsharks!


:mrgreen:
 
I read on the internet that the grey trimmed c-dory catches more fish.... it has to do with the red, green or blue distracting the fish away from your flashers or lures.

The same article stated that red, green or blue trimmed c-dories catch the eye of game wardens more often.... leaving less time for actual fishing, while they check for barbed hooks and stuff.

Must be true!
 
A factor often overlooked when discussing the effects of hull color on speed and other elements of hydrodynamic performance is the Copattraction Factor, first discovered by Dr. Seymor Stuffski after he purchased a red sports car.

Irregardless of any minute speed advantage or disadvantage attributable to the momentum shift of photons that interact with hull pigments, the more easily seen red color attracts law enforcement units such as the Local Police, Sheriff's Department, Harbor Patrol, Coast Guard, Homeland Security, United States Navy, and foreign submarines on patrol.

Inasmuch as a vessel's total average speed is a function of total time taken from point of origination to point of destination divided by total time, any exercise involving a Stop and Search routine and/or a trip to the Hoosegow would comprise a definite slowing factor far greater than any color speed differential.

Do drug and human smugglers use red boats?

Does the U. S. Navy paint its submarines bright red to go faster?

I rest my case.

Joe. :teeth :thup
 
Yes, but what about that red diagional stripe on Coast Guard boats. What is it's effect?
 
Sea Wolf":ju2uizj3 said:
A factor often overlooked when discussing the effects of hull color on speed and other elements of hydrodynamic performance is the Copattraction Factor, first discovered by Dr. Seymor Stuffski after he purchased a red sports car.


Joe. :teeth :thup
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All true, except the good doctor spells his first name "Seemore" after his mother's side of the family (the Dopplers).

God I love this place....
 
ken35216":2a718lbp said:
I'm loading up and heading out tomorrow night after work to pick up my new to me red C-Dory 25 and just want to confirm that red is indeed the fastest and most seaworthy of the C-Dory 25s? I've heard that blue is next while green is pulling up the rear.
I'm excited!!!![/i]
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Ken, you are absolutely correct! I'll guarantee that there is not one person on this site that hasn't been passed by a big RED Fire Truck or a big RED Medic Unit.

(Of course, Mark's (and his fellow LE Officer's) Black and Whites blow us all away....but then how many have Black and White Boats?)

GO RED!
:thup
 
rogerar":1kxosvpa said:
Red has always been the color to fade fastest, esp. here in FL!
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Actually, fades faster because of increased friction due to speed. :mrgreen:
 
Mine is black. its also bigger and longer then any other C-dory.. just saying.
 
starcrafttom":3dchzwno said:
Mine is black. its also bigger and longer then any other C-dory.. just saying.
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Mine is white with a black stripe also and I'll race any of the aforementioned boats any day of the week. Now if another tomcat owner pipes up with twin 150's or twin 175's, I'm not so interested in racing. :lol:
 
..the older I get, the slower I go and the more I see...that's why they call it "the blues"
 
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