[Rhodes22-list] Hull lettering Re: Rhodes hit by car update

[Leland]

Alex,

Congratulations on the new boat!  I heard that 1986s were the fastest and
most beautiful Rhodes ever produced, but then I frequently talk to myself. 
Funny how disasters can turn into blessings.

These are 8" letters on my boat.  

http://old.nabble.com/file/p29297826/IMG_0399.JPG IMG_0399.JPG 

Had I to do it over I would have went with 6" letters but 5" would probably
be perfect for your longer name (great name by the way).

Enjoy your new toy!

Lee
1986 Rhodes22  AT EASE
Kent Island, MD


Hi Alex,
Fretless was actually named after a fretless banjo which a friend of 
ours who plays one once described as "an instrument with fewer parts 
from a slower time". I don't mind the fretless bass association but 
more of our friends play banjos.

Our letters are 5" and have a slight forward slant. I think the font 
is Lucida Casual. I like everything about them except after years of 
looking at them I think I should have asked for just a little bit of 
space between each of the letters (they come all on one sheet 
properly spaced). I got ours from a guy in Annapolis who later went 
cruising but that was before Rik was around.

Best,
Mary Lou

At 12:34 PM 7/24/2010, you wrote:

>Mary Lou,
>
>Stan was fun to work with and was invaluable in dealing with the Insurance
>company, I would not have a boat now without his efforts, I am glad I
called
>him. I appreciate your vote for Fortuitous, the more I try it out, the more
>I like it, although I am sure you are correct about spelling it out.
>
>I like the visibility of your boat letters, what size are they?
>
>I think Fretless is a terrific name, even though I keep thinking 'Fretless
>Bass guitar' when I see it, and have to make it to 'without worry' a moment
>later.
>
>Best,
>
>Alex
>
>
>Mary Lou Troy-2 wrote:
> >
> > Alex,
> > Congrats on your new R22! That worked out much better than I expected.
> You
> > clearly did the right thing in talking to Stan.
> >
> >
> >
> > I like the name although if you use it over the radio a lot you'll find
> > yourself spelling it out to people. We have to do that with "Fretless"
> all
> > the time. "Fortunate" might be a bit easier but "Fortuitous" certainly
> > describes your situation exactly. I like the sound of it too.
> >
> > In thinking about the letters your boat, Make sure they are large enough
> > to
> > be seen some distance way. We printed out letters in different sizes and
> > fonts and taped them to the hull to figure out what we wanted.
> >
> >
> >
> > You can see Fretless's letters in the attached pic.
> >
> >
> >
> > Mary Lou
> >
> > 1991 R22 Fretless
> >
> > Rock Hall, MD
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > At 12:31 PM 7/23/2010, you wrote:
> >
> >
> >
> > Elle, Thanks, I don't know Rhodie Rik, perhaps I can find him by
> searching
> > the list, now I need to figure out where to put her name, not much space
> > on
> > the transom. Alex
> >
> >
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