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The hull color is what I would call a light Robin’s egg blue (is that what is called Potter blue?).
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That’s the color of my hull ...I'm interested to hear if that is truly the name of the color..
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In general, can these be removed/redone with any hope of blending back into the hull’s current finish?
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Any Fiberglass/gelcoat guy worth his salt can match it ...its tough to do because of the shade. I've also talked with a gel coat manufacturer that claims with a chip of my gel coat they can match the color perfectly.
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The shop owner also said that chalky white hulls can usually be brought back to somewhat near original condition, but he didn’t think it was worth trying that with chalked, colored hulls.
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I think that’s according to the hull ... I have wet sanded my hull (in a small area) and its a mirror finish !! White hides "problems" better... But colored hulls can be worked out with some elbow grease (and a good buffer)
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Again, in general, do these prices seem in line with quotes that others are getting, and what are your experiences and thought about trying to restore the gel coat on colored hulls vs white?
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$120/ft (hull sides only)... I don’t know where you live but in my area that would be a decent price ... The yard I'm in is in the $150/ft range…and up and UP (prep, prime and spray Alwgrip) This is more the typical price for quality work in the area. there are cheaper ..but the quality isn't there. Down south seems to have much better prices for quality work .. I'm sure part due to competition and not having to deal with weather(cold) like we do
I saw a boat( getting a new T-top put on her) that was sprayed locally (don’t know by who) and I was told by the T-top guys that the owner paid around $2500 for spraying the 23’ hull ..HOWEVER you could read the old name of the boat right through the new paint job (print through) Make sure you check out other spray jobs the yard has done