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CatalinaGuy
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Initially Posted - 07/30/2003 : 14:31:51

I'm nearly done with my refinishing project and now I want to put the boat's name on each side of the hull. Any thoughts on the size of the letters to use for this? I was thinking around 6".

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Doug Hibberd, 'Shiraz'
C25 SK/SR 1983
Austin, TX

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OJ
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Response Posted - 07/30/2003 : 14:35:36

The "O" in Ode to Joy is 9.5"

Steve Madsen
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OJ (Ode to Joy)

[url="http://catalina25-250.org/photo0.htm/"]<img src="http://www.catalina25-250.org/photo/ode075.jpg" border=0>[/url]

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Sea Trac
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Response Posted - 07/30/2003 : 14:47:12

7" "A"
<img src="http://im1.shutterfly.com/procserv/47b3d909b3127cce8be2124da7af0000001610" border=0>

J.B. Manley, Antares '85 FK/SR #4849
Grand Lake O' The Cherokees, NE Oklahoma

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osmepneo
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Response Posted - 07/30/2003 : 14:50:06

osmepneo on the transome is all in loweer case, probably 4". sorry I can't give you a photo.

Don Peet
c25, 1665, osmepneo, sr/wk
The Great Sacandaga Lake, NY

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Sea Trac
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Response Posted - 07/30/2003 : 14:55:32

<BLOCKQUOTE id=quote>quote:<hr height=1 noshade id=quote>
osmepneo on the transome<hr height=1 noshade id=quote></BLOCKQUOTE id=quote>

Don - I've always been curious how the swim ladder and motor bracket can accommodate transom lettering on a C25. How'd you do it? - Thanks.

J.B. Manley, Antares '85 FK/SR #4849
Grand Lake O' The Cherokees, NE Oklahoma

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JimB517
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Response Posted - 07/30/2003 : 16:22:26

Indiscipline is lettered in 6" on each side. That is fine and plenty big enough for my taste. Got my lettering from sailnet.

<img src="http://www.indiscipline.org/cat25/pictures/icon.jpg" border=0>Indiscipline 1978 FK #398

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jmeadows
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Response Posted - 07/30/2003 : 20:53:29

Has anyone had any good luck installing a name while the boat is in a slip?

Jim Meadows
1989 Tall Rig - WK
Lake Pleasant, AZ

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Sea Trac
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Response Posted - 07/30/2003 : 21:52:20

<BLOCKQUOTE id=quote>quote:<hr height=1 noshade id=quote>
Has anyone had any good luck installing a name while the boat is in a slip?<hr height=1 noshade id=quote></BLOCKQUOTE id=quote>

Yes, that is how I did mine. Whereever you do it, be sure not to get too much water/soap mixture on the backing paper, however! <img src=icon_smile_dissapprove.gif border=0 align=middle>

J.B. Manley, Antares '85 FK/SR #4849
Grand Lake O' The Cherokees, NE Oklahoma

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dlucier
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Response Posted - 07/31/2003 : 02:03:52

<BLOCKQUOTE id=quote>quote:<hr height=1 noshade id=quote>I'm nearly done with my refinishing project and now I want to put the boat's name on each side of the hull. Any thoughts on the size of the letters to use for this? I was thinking around 6".<hr height=1 noshade id=quote></BLOCKQUOTE id=quote>

Look around your marina at the other boats and see what size looks good to you.

I like names that are a bit larger than smaller so they can be seen at a distance out on the water. One of the things I like to do while singlehanding for countless hours is to take pictures of other boats under sail that are from my marina with my ever ready 35mm SLR with zoom lens and a larger name helps me identify boats both on the water and when I get the pictures developed. After I get the pictures developed and I've identified them, I put them in ziploc bags and then place them in the cockpits of those boats. Most of the time I don't know the owner personally, I just recognize the boats and having a large name makes it easier to match pictures to boats.

<img src="http://www.catalina25-250.org/c25sm.gif" border=0>Don Lucier<img src="http://www.catalina25-250.org/c25sm.gif" border=0>
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North Star SR/FK

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Champipple
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Response Posted - 07/31/2003 : 08:26:48

The Flying Wasp is in 8"

<img src="http://im1.shutterfly.com/procserv/47b2cc30b3127cce92fbfeb0acd50000001610" border=0>

We got the lettering here

http://creativesignsandgraphics.com/index.htm

dw

D. Wolff - "The Flying Wasp" #401 sr/sk
Chief Measurer C-25/250 National Assn.
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OJ
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Response Posted - 07/31/2003 : 09:50:11

<BLOCKQUOTE id=quote>quote:<hr height=1 noshade id=quote>
The "O" in Ode to Joy is 9.5"
<hr height=1 noshade id=quote></BLOCKQUOTE id=quote>

I also subscribe to the large print version of Reader's Digest <img src=icon_smile_wink.gif border=0 align=middle>

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Derek Crawford
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Response Posted - 08/04/2003 : 15:09:32

The lettering on "This Side Up" is 10" high (everything is bigger in Texas!!<img src=icon_smile_wink.gif border=0 align=middle>) and the arrows on each side of the name are 12". The whole decal is 58" wide and 2 years ago I replaced them for $23.00 (total) through a local franchise of American Sign.
Derek (still visiting Gary B. in WA)

<img src="http://im1.shutterfly.com/procserv/47b3dc30b3127cce942c608d6f1e0000001010" border=0>
TRFK#2262"This Side Up"

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