Found a pic of my livery. The angle of the flash follows the line of the taffrail return . If I wasn't moored I would paint the toerail black but raw aluminium is a much better from a maintenance perspective.
If anyone is playing around with livery ideas i used the line drawing from the Geociites site ..simpler than a photo
Ozzie
Investigator #143 "SPRITZIG II"
The Mariner - “It’s too strange here. It doesn’t move right." ...
Enola - “Helen said that it’s only land sickness."
Waterworld (1995)
I'm with Ozzie I563 looks soooo... much better with a waterline. Makes the hull look longer and a lot less pregnant. All boats need a waterline - it makes them look finished. I added a 50mm wide red line which is painted on and then a 15mm space above, and then a 15mm red vinyl stripe (from auto shop)