[Rhodes22-list] Boat Lettering Size?

[Bill Effros]

Sheldon,

To get a good idea of what things will look like, using your computer 
printer in landscape mode, print out the name of your boat in a type 
style and color you like at various sizes until you come up with the one 
that pleases you.  You can tape the paper on the boat and look at it at 
a distance to get a good idea.

If you take a type face you like and own, to a sign shop, they can 
recreate your boat name for you in stick-on vinyl, which you can easily 
attach to your boat.  When we did this it cost roughly $25 per side.

Bill Effros

Green, Sheldon wrote:

>Mary Lou,
>
>Thanks for your inputs on Boat Size Lettering.   By the way.... are you /
>did you move out of the Chesapeake Bay and move to Barnegat Bay?   If so,
>give Robin and me a call or send us an email so that we might hook up this
>summer.  FYI... Mariner's Marina is a great place to sail from (apporx. 99%
>sailboats!).
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>Thanks, again.
>
>Sheldon (and Robin) Green
>SV:  "Another 1st"
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>-----Original Message-----
>From: rhodes22-list-bounces at rhodes22.org
>[mailto:rhodes22-list-bounces at rhodes22.org] On Behalf Of Mary Lou Troy
>Sent: Tuesday, February 21, 2006 11:00 PM
>To: The Rhodes 22 mail list
>Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] Boat Lettering Size?
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>Sheldon,
>Fretless has 5 " lettering and it is visible. 6" would also be ok. The one 
>thing I didn't do when we had ours done was pay enough attention to the 
>spacing between the letters. If I ever have to do it over  (and I may not- 
>they look brand new 5 years later) I'd spread them out a little further. 
>See pic attached.
>
>Mary Lou
>1991 R22 Fretless
>Ft. Washington, PA / Rock Hall & Swan Creek, MD
>
>
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>At 01:03 PM 2/21/2006 -0500, you wrote:
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>>We have now been sailing on our Rhodes for the last two seasons and have
>>decided to keep our Rhodes....
>>
>>As you all know, it is a wonderful sail boat !!!!  When we purchased the
>>boat we were new sailors, and were not sure where or not we were going to
>>"end up in the drink" !   And while that may still happen, we have decided
>>that we really love sailing (and the Rhodes).
>>
>>
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>>Therefore, we have decided to fully commit by affixing the name of our boat
>>on the hull.
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>>The question is.... How large should the lettering be to be visible from
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>the
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>>distance on the water?
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>>We have been told that the letter size should between 6 - 8 inches.
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>>We would be interested in hearing about the size of lettering by others....
>>Or any other thoughts regarding affixing the name on the Rhodes.
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>>Thanks...
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>>
>>Sheldon & Robin Green
>>
>>"Another 1st"
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