Thoughts on what color to paint the canoe
I have begun to restore this canoe with Paul Miller. Pretty cool, and a great learning experience too. I am particularly glad for Paul's patience.

Since I have started the project, I have spoken with Paul a couple of times about what color I should paint the canoe. The build sheet says that the canoe came from the factory painted dark green. So my knee jerk reaction on what color to paint the canoe was dark green. The reason my knee jerk reaction was such was drawing on my experience with other collectables. Generally, that experience says that when you are restoring something, you are getting the greatest value in the restoration when you restore it to as close to original factory specifications as possible. Now I know that is not always the case, ie. a tricked out car can sometimes fetch much more then a factory original car. And I also understand that value is also in the eye of the beholder, ie. some people appreciate and would rather have a tricked out street rod and other people appreciate and would like a factory original car (staying with the car example).
In the case with my canoe here, I am not familiar enough with the hobby to formulate a good idea on the best way to go in terms of paint. Here is what I was thinking about doing in terms of paint. 1. dark green just as the factory build sheet says; 2. dark green with pin striping; 3. dark green with a stripe or border of a contrasting color (white/cream or another color); 4. another color (red or blue most likely); 5. another color (red or blue) with pinstriping in a contrasting color; 6. another color with a border or stripe.
It would be most appreciated if you folks here with much more experince ini the hobby can provide me with some advice. Accodringly, what are your thoughts? Thanks in advance for your help.