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What lettering for my boat name?

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pjeffarch
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Initially Posted - 07/12/2005 : 22:31:12

Hey folks, any suggestions on where to find good vinyl lettering to apply to the boat? Is vinyl the best way to go?

Paul J
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Lake Cunningham, Omaha

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ClamBeach
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Response Posted - 07/13/2005 : 00:06:29

I purchased mine through Boat US... they worked out fine. Other folks who post here have used local graphics shops.

With the development of inexpensive PC-controlled vinyl cutting machines, you can shake most any tree and vinyl letters fall out.

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KTwomey
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Response Posted - 07/13/2005 : 00:33:03

I like the vinyl lettering. I went to a local sign shop "Signs Now" and picked out the font I liked on their computer and told them it needed to be 4' long and 8" high and Blue color. No problem. Cost a total of $60 to put the name on both sides of the boat. They had the vinyl lettering done in two days and I put it on in about an hour.

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Champipple
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Response Posted - 07/13/2005 : 07:40:23

We got our boat name logo done here -
http://quickstickers.com/ it is a sub company of Creative design and Graphics, which was the actually company I worked with. We received 2 decals for about 45 bucks and also got a free 2" boat name with our Ohio registration numbers which we put on our horseshoe buoy. We've since gotten the logo redone for our Dock Box too.

I found them easy to deal with. I could design everything online first and they shipped very timely.

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John P
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Response Posted - 07/13/2005 : 10:27:07

Wasn't "The Flying Wasp" the name of the "Sloop" in Caddyshack that got destroyed by Rodney Dangerfields boat?

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joegeiger
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Response Posted - 07/13/2005 : 11:49:44

Just a word of caution when designing your boat name graphics... make sure it is thick enough to see from a distance. I created a graphic that used a nice classy script font. I had the local FastSigns shop print them on outdoor vinyl. Installation was a snap and it looked great from about 10 yards away. As I headed for shore in the dingy I couldn't even see the name from 40 yards out. FYI...

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Bruce Baker
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Response Posted - 07/13/2005 : 14:18:27

I had mine done my Accent Graphics in Annapolis. They specialize in boat logos. http://www.accentgraphics.com/ They faxed me several logos to look at before I chose mine.

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tcox
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Response Posted - 07/13/2005 : 16:33:38

Vinyl is a great way to go. Ask for the high performance vinyl, not the promotional. We are fortunate to have members in the Walnut Valley Sailing Club that own a sign shop, so we get a pretty good deal on the lettering.

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ddlyle
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Response Posted - 07/13/2005 : 17:51:52

Caddyshack ... yes, that's it.
We miss you Rodney D.
I hope you're getting the respect you deserve up yonder.

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Champipple
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Response Posted - 07/13/2005 : 21:49:44

<blockquote id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote">Originally posted by John P
 Wasn't "The Flying Wasp" the name of the "Sloop" in Caddyshack that got destroyed by Rodney Dangerfields boat?
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Hey what are you doing this weekend....why don't you mow my lawn. When you finished hustle on down to the yacht club. I'll be christening my new sloop...the flying wasp!

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Derek Crawford
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Response Posted - 07/13/2005 : 21:54:07

Terry - you sail in Wichita and weren't at the Nationals...

Yopu missed a wonderful event!
Derek

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mmac
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Response Posted - 07/14/2005 : 00:42:32

I put vinyl lettering on my boat 26 years ago. They have faded a little bit and are coming up along the edges of some of them, but I think I got my money's worth out of them.

I got them from a local sign shop.

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tcox
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Response Posted - 07/14/2005 : 10:18:24

Derek,

Yes, sadly, I missed the Nationals for a wedding in Annapolis MD. The upside is I got to see a lot of great boats in Annapolis, but it didn't replace having my own C-25 in the Nationals.

Terry

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jwilliams
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Response Posted - 07/15/2005 : 16:01:32

I went the vinyl lettering, sign shop route for Hey Jude and it was fine.

I may do it over someday, and if I do I will have the letters made bigger, maybe 8 in. and do use fat letters so you can see them from more than 100 yards away.

Jim Williams
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SF Bay after sept. 5.

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Capt. Kurt
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Response Posted - 07/19/2005 : 17:21:51

Here is the lettering I used. Its vinyl I purchased from BoatUS. When you put a few coats wax over it, it looks painted on.

Kurt
#818 C250WK 'Tortuga'

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Response Posted - 07/19/2005 : 17:33:21

Overtons does a good job with boat names, too. Any size/color/script.

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swarchitect
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Response Posted - 07/23/2005 : 12:10:10

If this is a new name for your boat, don't forget the Denaming ceremony and the christening Ceremony. When I bought my boat, I took my daughter and friends to the dock and performed each. It was a lot of fun. (though I bet the power boaters nearby thought we were nuts)

Here is a link to John Vigor's ceremony.
http://www.48north.com/mr_offline/denaming.htm

Have fun.

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britinusa
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Response Posted - 07/23/2005 : 17:50:45

Kurt, the finish on your boat is better than ours looked when it was delivered from the dealer!
What do you use?

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IndyJim
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Response Posted - 07/25/2005 : 23:46:40

I remember puttin on my vinyl boat name decals a couple of years ago. I haven't had any problems with them whatsoever. And, as nice as it is to be recognized and complimented on your vessel, there's also something to be said about anonymity on the lake once in a while. :)

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