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monty0
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Initially Posted - 04/15/2007 : 10:25:44

Any advice on how to take the painted on name "Sea Hag" off the hull and evolve the boat's name to "Prana". I'm concerned that I not harm the boat's gelcoat.

Are vinyl letters the way to go with sticking the boat with it's new name?

Monty

1977 Catalina 25 #66 SRSK "Prana"

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mashedcat
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Response Posted - 04/15/2007 : 19:05:35

I've had good luck with these guys. Lots of options
http://www.speedysigns.com/?gclid=CJ2pibn5xYsCFQROEAodpxi6DA

Edited by - mashedcat on 04/15/2007 19:06:48

Dave Bristle
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Djibouti
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Response Posted - 04/15/2007 : 19:34:00

There are many gelcoat-safe paint strippers--at any marine store and even at Home Dopey. BoatUS and others make vinyl names where you can select the size, font, and color, and even review the look on-line. Just Google "boat lettering"...

But before you get in too deep, be sure to follow the ancient traditions for denaming and renaming boats--one version is described in http://www.48north.com/mr_offline/denaming.htm . Other versions include a special "anointing" by a virgin...

Edited by - Dave Bristle on 04/15/2007 19:41:01

At Ease
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Response Posted - 04/15/2007 : 19:52:38

Yes, vinyl is the way to go. I've had good luck with Overtons.

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dlucier
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Response Posted - 04/15/2007 : 19:52:56

I bought my vinyl boat name from a local sign and graphic company. If I remember correctly, the price was about half the BoatUS price.

Before going to the graphics company, I planned out my boat lettering at the [url="http://www.boatus.com/boatgraphics/"]BoatUS' Boat Graphcs[/url] web site. After determining exactly what I wanted, I printed out the page and took it to the sign company.

Edited by - dlucier on 04/15/2007 20:04:47

cat1951
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Response Posted - 04/15/2007 : 19:59:47

I once considered renaming Antares which we bought from JB Manley (seatrac) on this forum. But, once I read where you are supposed to pour champagne into the water as part of the ceremony, I decided that the name we have now is just fine.

Edited by - cat1951 on 04/16/2007 15:45:43

Frank Hopper
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Response Posted - 04/15/2007 : 20:27:02

Monty, I had to remove painted letters from my boat. I spent months talking to people and from multiple sources including a Corvette restoration specialist, the number one answer was Easy Off Oven cleaner. Use it, it worked flawlessly. Make sure you have a hose to rinse thuroughly. All letters leave ghosting so don't think there was anything you could have done that would have been better, there isn't. I put large vinyl over the large old name ghosts and no one ever notices.
Old painted name

new vinyl name, it may look big on the trailer but looks great on the water.

Edited by - Frank Hopper on 04/15/2007 20:27:40

bear_tm4
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Response Posted - 04/15/2007 : 22:06:37

I had a boat that had the name painted on...I worked long and hard to get it off...even used sand paper....lol....only thing didnt do was use vigors denaming and nameing cermony....It works..used it on my Catalina 25, Renamed from Tolarmi, to Surprise....and have had good luck and all that stuff....never had anything bad with last one...but guess....when I was working getting it back on trailer...well its was hell....if it could go wrong it did....But with my Catalina, and yes pouring champagne into lake...I figured would do what was needed....I followed instuctions to letter, like taking all vestiges of old name off....then denaming before putting on anything to do with new name...I personaly dont belive in leaving something with old name on board, cause its recorded in neptunes log book so the boat dont need to remember...it needs to forget...then after words...we finished the champagne, what was left, then pop bottle of wine...followed by good bottle of port.....then other fun.....lol....I think it was the right thing to do....Well enjoy..I think denaming even if you dont believe in all the myth behind doing or not doing..its fun just to do it anyway....I think it gave me a better connection to my boat....Well Cheers and have fun....

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bear_tm4
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Response Posted - 04/15/2007 : 22:10:26

forgot to post my pic...you can see shodow of old name...but can read..which is what I wanted....

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John Mason
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Response Posted - 04/16/2007 : 14:12:54

After I removed the painted on name, the residual bits and off color ghosting I removed with 800 grit wet/dry sandpaper, then finished with 1000 and 1200 grit. Wet, of course. After the 1200 (more like polishing) it was just as glossy as the rest of the hull.

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