Please help me pick deck plate color.

White or Tan deck plate

  • White

    Votes: 2 66.7%
  • Tan

    Votes: 1 33.3%

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Mirage_Man

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Hello all. First post here. I recently inherited a 1995 Tournament 192. I've been working on the motor for the last few weeks rebuilding carb, fuel pump, plugs, fuel lines, fuel/water separator etc.

I called Beckson and they suggested I order the color that was originally used on the boat. I received the order the other day but the color is significantly darker than the faded gelcoat is now. I don't see myself redoing the gelcoat. So I found that they also sell their Deck plates on Amazon I ordered one white one to compare. Neither the tan or white match exactly and truthfully probably doesn't really matter but being the picky guy I am I'd like to get some opinions from fellow Grady owners.
 

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white makes the deck look dirty and old. also, the tan is softer on the eyes
 
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Factory color is too brown for me. I went with white. After a while the sun will damage the bright white and it will be a good match.

EDIT: Add photo. Ignore the dirt - working on fuel tanks.
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Thanks guys. Between your opinions and that of my wife I've decided to return the off-white and go with white.