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Ryanb

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Rail red or currant red?
« on: February 24, 2013, 09:45:39 pm »

It is rail red (bs593) or currant red (bs539) for the bottom of the hull?  :o
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Re: Rail red or currant red?
« Reply #1 on: February 24, 2013, 10:08:19 pm »

For which type of boat? I don't know the exact shade, but although it's a fairly bright red used on the modern boats (Severn, Tamar) it doesn't stay that way for very long when it's put in the water. It turns a pinkish colour.


For any of the displacement hulled boats, but including the Arun, I use Halfords red Primer. I've also seen photographs of Trents with the darker, matt anti foul.


Frankly, I would use the red primer for the anti foul on any of the boats.


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Re: Rail red or currant red?
« Reply #2 on: February 24, 2013, 10:14:54 pm »

Kind of turns out to be a BS454 which is a pale roundel red.


Have a look at the Mersey Lifeboat which was stationed at Kilmore Quay 12-33 Mary Margaret


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Re: Rail red or currant red?
« Reply #3 on: February 24, 2013, 10:19:50 pm »

Kind of turns out to be a BS454 which is a pale roundel red.


Have a look at the Mersey Lifeboat which was stationed at Kilmore Quay 12-33 Mary Margaret


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She's at St Annes on Sea, Lancashire at the moment..........was looking at her this afternoon in fact, on relief at that station.
 
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Re: Rail red or currant red?
« Reply #4 on: February 24, 2013, 10:23:30 pm »

Kind of turns out to be a BS454 which is a pale roundel red.


Have a look at the Mersey Lifeboat which was stationed at Kilmore Quay 12-33 Mary Margaret


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Point taken this is how they end up but which is it new? I am more in favour of currant red?
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Re: Rail red or currant red?
« Reply #5 on: February 24, 2013, 10:24:19 pm »


She's at St Annes on Sea, Lancashire at the moment..........was looking at her this afternoon in fact, on relief at that station.
 
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Is the queen in Poole? I was in st Ann's last week but didn't call in..
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Re: Rail red or currant red?
« Reply #6 on: February 24, 2013, 10:32:01 pm »


She's at St Annes on Sea, Lancashire at the moment..........was looking at her this afternoon in fact, on relief at that station.
 
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Oops.. Sorry Neil..


I forgot to add the google image link in reference to to the Kilmore Quay boat (midway down list on right hand side)which showed the bottom colour.


http://www.google.co.uk/search?q=kilmore+quay+mary+margaret&hl=en&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ei=EI8qUaf4A6SW0QXy34CQCw&ved=0CAYQ_AUoAQ&biw=1024&bih=646

Seen 12-33 in storage at Poole last August when at training college.

Kilmore Quay now have a Tamar.


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Re: Rail red or currant red?
« Reply #7 on: February 24, 2013, 10:52:54 pm »

Don't know where Queen mother is, Ryan...and no need to apologise Declan.......I only know about Mary Marge, because I had 10 minutes to kill whilst swmbo was shopping in st annes( not my home station ) and so popped down to the station, the mechanic was washing his car and so I had a quick look around, and noticed the boat was a reserve boat so had a look up topside and saw her name............wouldn't have had a clue otherwise.
 
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