Paolo Reale Posted February 13, 2020 Report Share Posted February 13, 2020 Are there any practical reasons for not painting a narrow boat roof black? Hope someone might be able to help. Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alan de Enfield Posted February 13, 2020 Report Share Posted February 13, 2020 Because you will 'cook' in the Summer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Machpoint005 Posted February 13, 2020 Report Share Posted February 13, 2020 Heat gain in summer might be extreme. Having said that, a white or pale coloured roof is very uncomfortable when navgating in bright sunshine, which is why our roof is blue. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tree monkey Posted February 13, 2020 Report Share Posted February 13, 2020 4 minutes ago, Paolo Reale said: Are there any practical reasons for not painting a narrow boat roof black? Hope someone might be able to help. Thanks As suggested by the others heat gain in the summer, mine is red and in the height of the summer I can hardly touch it. Saying that I've seen plenty with black paint jobs, so maybe it's just me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Machpoint005 Posted February 13, 2020 Report Share Posted February 13, 2020 2 minutes ago, tree monkey said: in the height of the summer I can hardly touch it. It's not the heat that is reflected that's the problem, it's the heat absorbed which warms the volume of air beneath it (inside the boat). Black is the most efficient absorber of both heat and light. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
magnetman Posted February 13, 2020 Report Share Posted February 13, 2020 If it's properly insulated I don't think it would make much difference what colour it was. Of course it would be uncomfortable walking on it with bare feet but think of all the bacon you could fry. Yum. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tree monkey Posted February 13, 2020 Report Share Posted February 13, 2020 2 minutes ago, Machpoint005 said: It's not the heat that is reflected that's the problem, it's the heat absorbed which warms the volume of air beneath it (inside the boat). Black is the most efficient absorber of both heat and light. It is actually surprising how much cooler inside my boat is than BSPs in the summer, I suspect my insulation is thicker Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arthur Marshall Posted February 13, 2020 Report Share Posted February 13, 2020 56 minutes ago, magnetman said: If it's properly insulated I don't think it would make much difference what colour it was. Of course it would be uncomfortable walking on it with bare feet but think of all the bacon you could fry. Yum. It does! I painted mine a very dark blue and a few years ago the boat was unbearable. Painted much lighter, in the heatwave a couple of years back it was relatively comfortable, and I've a lot of insulation under the roof. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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