Gelcoat color reference

orion27 · Post by **orion27** » Tue Oct 14, 2008 9:08 am

I'm lookng for a source of the original gelcoat of the 7.9. My boat is hull 511.
I assume the basic colors were pretty consistent over the entire run of the boat. Any help would appreciated.

dave · Post by **dave** » Tue Oct 14, 2008 9:23 am

The original color is nice to have for patching but years and years of sunshine change them so much that they aren't "original" anymore. I would contact the S2 folks and as if they have any cross references form back then to now.

Stef · Post by **Stef** » Tue Oct 14, 2008 9:50 am

This is easy, Mini-craft in Florida has what you need. I purchased some for #146 last year. I have a white hull so it was Irmine White. Match was perfect!

www.minicraft.com

I bought it without wax and store it in the refrigerator. If wax is added it doesn't last very long. Wax helps with the sanding. If your doing a large repair I would add the wax.