Interesting question. I weighed a sample scrap piece this morning and it works out to be 1.65 lbs of material per hull. I guess I need to diet for a week. ;-)




I certainly don't have any scientific data on this but it can't be much. It's a very thin film and it's mostly in-line with the hull. It doesn't cover the bottoms but stops just shy of where my cradles hit the hull. Visually, it will be hard to notice the difference. I did run it further down on one side to see how it survives the cat-trax. However, this is not as tough as gelcoat or paint. I wouldn't expect it to survive well if you plan on rubbing it up and down a beach. It has a clear laminate film on it to help give it some additional durability but you trade the durability you would get from other finishes for the incredible graphic possibilities and removability. It can also be patched if needed since it's all digital. I can just reprint a section and repair (obviously, I don't want to do this more than I have to). The vinyl has a gloss laminate that I apply after application so it looks has a high level of reflectivity.

This image shows roughly where I stopped down the curvature of the hull. I could slide this boat onto the beach if I wanted to, but I shouldn't be flying a hull too high or it might get into the graphic. But, this boat only sees the ground by accident. If I had planned on doing a Tybee 500 or Great Texas campaign, I would design the graphic a little higher and incorporate the hull color into the bottom of it to make a clean transition to keep it out of harms way.


DSC_3886 by Green Room Graphics, on Flickr