Wow is it hot

#1 Patton43

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Model of DOO:Utopia 185
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Posted 21 May 2011 - 03:34 PM

Today was the first somewhat warm day that I was able to get in my boat. It was mid 80s I got the Hunter Green to match our Utopia and we love it but you can't go barefoot it is the hottest stuff I ever stepped on. If you live in a hot climate you might want to opt for a light color.

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#2 AmongstTheWaves

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Posted 23 May 2011 - 03:06 PM

interesting. We'll be putting the dark grey to the test this next week in Parker, AZ. Temps expected to be north of 100.

#3 Patton43

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Posted 26 May 2011 - 04:09 PM

Wow north of a 100 that will test everything. Hopefully the dark grey isn't as hot as the hunter green. Let me know.

#4 AmongstTheWaves

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Posted 27 May 2011 - 11:09 AM

was at another lake last Saturday and temps were mid 80's. it didn't get hot at all at those temps.

#5 Patton43

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Posted 13 June 2011 - 05:45 AM

I had mine in the water the other day and it did not feel near as hot as it did on the trailer.

#6 AmongstTheWaves

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Posted 13 June 2011 - 01:40 PM

My dark grey got a bit hot during the 95 degrees temps but not too hot to handle. We just splashed water on it if need be and it cooled off instantly.

#7 RFoster130

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Posted 14 June 2011 - 07:35 AM

Thats odd. I have dark grey and it never really feels that hot. Upper 90's is normal here.

#8 AmongstTheWaves

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Posted 14 June 2011 - 10:45 AM

guess I have sensitive feets. I'll walk on some coals tomorrow to toughen up!

#9 biffdotorg

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Posted 14 June 2011 - 01:30 PM

Had some clients on my boat last Thursday. The guys were telling me how hot the silverish seats were to touch when crawling around fishing. But we never noticed the Dark Grey Hydro Turf as being anything near hot.

This may have been the difference between direct sun heat and temp heat as the sun was the only thing warming up the seats.

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