Restoration of 08 Avalon - need to make the right choices

[guy48065]

I'm upgrading my 1996 18' Sweetwater for a 2008 20' Avalon LS. The seats in the newer boat are in worse condition than on my Sweetwater but I like the layout, proportions, and it's got a low-hours 60hp 4-stroke Yamaha.

I'm going to have the seats & sun platform reupholstered locally and I don't really have any color choices in mind. Do light or darker colors hold up better to sun, dirt & mildew over the years?

 

[redneck joe]

Dark gets hot quickly. Had a bayliner with dark blue and on a partly cloudy day the sun could pop out an in minutes too hot to sit on and lean against. Always had to have a towel down.

On my last boat i had very similar colors to your pic, a touch more tan, with no issues.

 

[guy48065]

I'm considering the dark brown (milk chocolate) as an accent color for the stripe below the back bolster.

The original palette is too bland, IMO. Needs some 'pop'.

 

[redneck joe]

Back is not as bad, be judicious.

 

[Scott Danforth]

Nothing after 2004 does well.

However Sunbrella Horizon vinyl has the best warranty for anti-pinking