Originally Posted by grumpus

Reminds me of my boat building days - a company I briefly worked for built commercial fishing boats, in order to be eligible for a government grant they required clear gelcoat below the waterline. Some genius started a layup with full coloured gelcoat, not just above the waterline, and nobody thought to question this until they opened the mould to find ... a hull they couldn't sell. Fortunately I soon found employment with a less stupid outfit.