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<p style="text-align: right;">This board will come alive once some tweaks are made and the old forum goes away. I remember when the original boatnerd forum was changed over (it was a abrupt change) and there was resistance to that too.</p>

Looking for clues in the background I see that the picture was taken during the summer as the trees in the background are full of leafs. So that tells me that this captain was willing to take the risk of running a top heavy vessel short distances during calm weather. However your concerns are spot ...

The paint scheme for Olgebay Norton is Sherwin-Williams "iron ore red" and "Hatteras white"