The Sky Blue color of the Sunbrella hand rail covers were starting to show their age. One may note that the material was thinning where it was exposed to the sun.
I wanted to change the color to Navy Blue because it would match the Bimini, the Wheel cover, and the Boots at the base of the masts. The Navy Blue color also matched the boot stripe on the hull.
The Navy Blue is really makes the deck pop because it is a darker contrast to the white deck. In the picture on the left note how the handrail dark color frames out the hatch covers.
The companionway hatch also needs to be replaced as it too is showing wear. I have note decided on the color of the hatch but it should be replaced next year at the latest (2025).
The picture on the left shows the hand rail cover where there is about .25 of an inch of space between the cover and the deck. This space was an important part of the new design because the previous hand rail cover touched the deck and acted as a dam for rain water. Many times I discovered small leaves and dirt piled up on the deck and required a cleaning. My hope is that the new hand rail covers will allow the water with the dust, dirt to freely more to the side decks.
