While the paintjob on this 39-foot Outerlimits could be the most basic Stephen Miles will ever execute, both Miles and his client are delighted with the results. Photos courtesy/copyright Stephen Miles/Stephen Miles Design.
Believe it or not, black and white are not true “colors.” Neither has a specific wavelength and colors—by definition—have specific wavelengths of visible light. That’s a fact I learned from my father, a physicist by trade, many years ago. So it stands to reason that in the oceans of color you find in most high-performance catamarans and V-bottoms, white boats stand out. They also offer their owners, especially in this age of high-quality and relatively low-cost vinyl graphic wraps, the option of adding color if the mood strikes.
That said, there’s a good chance that a 2005 Outerlimits 39 GTX V-bottom recently acquired by Brian and Taylor Mihelis of Wenham, Mass., will never be anything but white, the “color” they had Stephen Miles of Stephen Miles Design apply to the sit-down cockpit 39-footer’s hull and deck after he stripped the boat of its predominantly red, original (The) Art Of Design color scheme. But if they do decide to make a color move they’ll have unlimited options as Brian Mihelis owns Adpro Wrap, a company that specializes in producing and applying vinyl graphics commercial vehicles.