Naming a boat and graphics
 

My daughter wants to put her name for our little boat on the boat.

What are freshwater boat naming rituals?
What heading do I look under in the yellow pages for someone that can do the
graphics?

"Bryan" wrote in message
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My daughter wants to put her name for our little boat on the boat.

What are freshwater boat naming rituals?

Whatever you decide to make them.


What heading do I look under in the yellow pages for someone that can do
the graphics?


Just look under graphics or boat graphics. You can even get it done over
the internet (probably your best bet, provided you are clear on what you
want and get a final proof of what they propose.)

They are quite easy to install.

"*JimH*" wrote in message
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"Bryan" wrote in message
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My daughter wants to put her name for our little boat on the boat.

What are freshwater boat naming rituals?

Whatever you decide to make them.


What heading do I look under in the yellow pages for someone that can do
the graphics?


Just look under graphics or boat graphics. You can even get it done over
the internet (probably your best bet, provided you are clear on what you
want and get a final proof of what they propose.)

They are quite easy to install.


Thanks Jim

On Sat, 03 Sep 2005 16:25:53 GMT, "Bryan" wrote:

My daughter wants to put her name for our little boat on the boat.

What are freshwater boat naming rituals?
What heading do I look under in the yellow pages for someone that can do the
graphics?


I just went to one of the local sign shops and had one made out of vinyl. It
cost about $30, and has lasted for about five years now. I figured it'd last a
year or two and then I'd buy a better one.

I'm talking about a sign shop in a strip mall, nothing fancy. Many seem to be
run by Koreans.
--
John H

"All decisions are the result of binary thinking."

The only "rituals" seem to be for renaming a boat that was pre-owned.
It's a superstition so follow your own rules. Simple text is cheap,
custom graphics like Harry has are quite a bit more unless they are
stock graphics.

Dan

Bryan wrote:

My daughter wants to put her name for our little boat on the boat.

What are freshwater boat naming rituals?
What heading do I look under in the yellow pages for someone that can do the
graphics?

"Harry Krause" wrote in message
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Bryan wrote:


What heading do I look under in the yellow pages for someone that can
do the graphics?


My dealer recommended a local graphics artist who worked me with to create
and then apply the following, along with the required boat numbers.

My recollection is that she charged about $200 for everything, including a
visit to the boat for measurements, cutting the vinyl and applying it.

http://tinyurl.com/7fv5x

Nice touch with the skull and cross bones. My daughter wants to name our
boat ChatterBox (after herself). Can't think of a good image to go with the
name. Any G rated ideas?

"Shortwave Sportfishing" wrote in message
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On Sat, 03 Sep 2005 16:25:53 GMT, "Bryan"
wrote:

My daughter wants to put her name for our little boat on the boat.

What are freshwater boat naming rituals?

They are as many and as varied as they could possibly be.

That's because most of them are made up.

Make your own up. :)

What heading do I look under in the yellow pages for someone that can do
the
graphics?

Lettering, signs or graphics.

The local graphics places do letters quickly and easily.

Ok, sounds like the graphics are nothing special just 'cause its a boat.
Thanks.

"Dan Krueger" wrote in message
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The only "rituals" seem to be for renaming a boat that was pre-owned. It's
a superstition so follow your own rules. Simple text is cheap, custom
graphics like Harry has are quite a bit more unless they are stock
graphics.

Dan

Bryan wrote:

My daughter wants to put her name for our little boat on the boat.

What are freshwater boat naming rituals?
What heading do I look under in the yellow pages for someone that can do
the graphics?

It'll be a first naming, so I'll let the kids make up a naming ritual.
And the graphics will probably be letters only, unless...

"Harry Krause" wrote in message
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Dan Krueger wrote:
The only "rituals" seem to be for renaming a boat that was pre-owned.
It's a superstition so follow your own rules. Simple text is cheap,
custom graphics like Harry has are quite a bit more unless they are stock
graphics.

Dan

Bryan wrote:

My daughter wants to put her name for our little boat on the boat.

What are freshwater boat naming rituals?
What heading do I look under in the yellow pages for someone that can do
the graphics?



As "expensive" graphics go, mine weren't.

Well, they might charge me more since my boat is only a freshwater boat! ;-)

Dan Krueger wrote:
The only "rituals" seem to be for renaming a boat that was pre-owned.
It's a superstition so follow your own rules. Simple text is cheap,
custom graphics like Harry has are quite a bit more unless they are
stock graphics.

Dan

Bryan wrote:

My daughter wants to put her name for our little boat on the boat.

What are freshwater boat naming rituals?
What heading do I look under in the yellow pages for someone that can
do the graphics?


Here's a general ceremony.
note; Christening ceremony at end.
http://www.48north.com/mr_offline/denaming.htm

On Sat, 03 Sep 2005 23:39:12 GMT, "Bryan" wrote:


"Harry Krause" wrote in message
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Dan Krueger wrote:
The only "rituals" seem to be for renaming a boat that was pre-owned.
It's a superstition so follow your own rules. Simple text is cheap,
custom graphics like Harry has are quite a bit more unless they are stock
graphics.

Dan

Bryan wrote:

My daughter wants to put her name for our little boat on the boat.

What are freshwater boat naming rituals?
What heading do I look under in the yellow pages for someone that can do
the graphics?



As "expensive" graphics go, mine weren't.

Well, they might charge me more since my boat is only a freshwater boat! ;-)

Just don't name it anything 'salty'. You'll save money!
--
John H

"All decisions are the result of binary thinking."

Bryan wrote:

My daughter wants to put her name for our little boat on the boat.

What are freshwater boat naming rituals?
What heading do I look under in the yellow pages for someone that can do the
graphics?




I would advise against slamming the bow with a bottle of
champers. Can really do a lot of damage.

-Raf

--
Misifus-
Rafael Seibert

http://www.ralphandsue.com

"Harry Krause" wrote in message
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Bryan wrote:
"Harry Krause" wrote in message


Nice touch with the skull and cross bones. My daughter wants to name our
boat ChatterBox (after herself). Can't think of a good image to go with
the name. Any G rated ideas?


A cartoon of the girl in question, of course.

Brilliant!

"Don White" wrote in message
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Dan Krueger wrote:
The only "rituals" seem to be for renaming a boat that was pre-owned.
It's a superstition so follow your own rules. Simple text is cheap,
custom graphics like Harry has are quite a bit more unless they are stock
graphics.

Dan

Bryan wrote:

My daughter wants to put her name for our little boat on the boat.

What are freshwater boat naming rituals?
What heading do I look under in the yellow pages for someone that can do
the graphics?


Here's a general ceremony.
note; Christening ceremony at end.
http://www.48north.com/mr_offline/denaming.htm

Thank you. This is more like it!

"Misifus" wrote in message
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Bryan wrote:

My daughter wants to put her name for our little boat on the boat.

What are freshwater boat naming rituals?
What heading do I look under in the yellow pages for someone that can do
the graphics?


I would advise against slamming the bow with a bottle of champers. Can
really do a lot of damage.

I think a love tap followed with a spray of bubbly will do.
Thanks.

Bryan wrote:

"Misifus" wrote in message
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Bryan wrote:


My daughter wants to put her name for our little boat on the boat.

What are freshwater boat naming rituals?
What heading do I look under in the yellow pages for someone that can do
the graphics?


I would advise against slamming the bow with a bottle of champers. Can
really do a lot of damage.


I think a love tap followed with a spray of bubbly will do.
Thanks.




Well, I've seen those newreel images of some woman trying to
christen a large ship and not being able to break the bottle.
They're pretty tough bottles. g

-Raf

--
Misifus-
Rafael Seibert

http://www.ralphandsue.com

Around 9/4/2005 8:20 AM, Misifus wrote:

Well, I've seen those newreel images of some woman trying to christen a
large ship and not being able to break the bottle. They're pretty tough
bottles. g

Nah, they make special christening bottles now, with pre-scored glass
and a net to catch the broken shards. :)

http://www.westmarine.com/webapp/wcs...1/10001/151851


--
~/Garth - 1966 Glastron V-142 Skiflite: "Blue-Boat"
"There is nothing - absolutely nothing - half so much worth doing
as simply messing about in boats."
-Kenneth Grahame, The Wind in the Willows

"Garth Almgren" wrote in message
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Around 9/4/2005 8:20 AM, Misifus wrote:

Well, I've seen those newreel images of some woman trying to christen a
large ship and not being able to break the bottle. They're pretty tough
bottles. g

Nah, they make special christening bottles now, with pre-scored glass
and a net to catch the broken shards. :)

http://www.westmarine.com/webapp/wcs...1/10001/151851


--
~/Garth - 1966 Glastron V-142 Skiflite: "Blue-Boat"
"There is nothing - absolutely nothing - half so much worth doing
as simply messing about in boats."
-Kenneth Grahame, The Wind in the Willows

Understood, but I"m pretty sure I still don't want to whack my fiberglass
boat with a bottle, scored or not! Maybe a boat made of steel, but not
fiberglass.

"Shortwave Sportfishing" wrote in message
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On Sun, 04 Sep 2005 15:39:42 -0700, Garth Almgren
wrote:

Around 9/4/2005 8:20 AM, Misifus wrote:

Well, I've seen those newreel images of some woman trying to christen a
large ship and not being able to break the bottle. They're pretty tough
bottles. g

Nah, they make special christening bottles now, with pre-scored glass
and a net to catch the broken shards. :)

Hell, just use a long neck Lone Star and have at it.

You know, I haven't had a Lone Star Long Neck since the day before I turned
18 when I walked into a San Antonio liquor store (you know the ones with
drive up window for beer and ammo) and told the clerk "tomorrow" would be my
18th birthday, but I just visiting and could I buy a 6 for me and my
friends. He said, are your friends from Texas (my license showed I was from
California) and I said yeah. And he said here you go, happy birthday.
We're talking a few decades back!

Bryan wrote:
"Garth Almgren" wrote in message
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Around 9/4/2005 8:20 AM, Misifus wrote:


Well, I've seen those newreel images of some woman trying to christen a
large ship and not being able to break the bottle. They're pretty tough
bottles. g

Nah, they make special christening bottles now, with pre-scored glass
and a net to catch the broken shards. :)

http://www.westmarine.com/webapp/wcs...1/10001/151851


--
~/Garth - 1966 Glastron V-142 Skiflite: "Blue-Boat"
"There is nothing - absolutely nothing - half so much worth doing
as simply messing about in boats."
-Kenneth Grahame, The Wind in the Willows


Understood, but I"m pretty sure I still don't want to whack my fiberglass
boat with a bottle, scored or not! Maybe a boat made of steel, but not
fiberglass.


On small boats, you pour the bubbly over the bow.

"Don White" wrote in message
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Bryan wrote:
"Garth Almgren" wrote in message
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Around 9/4/2005 8:20 AM, Misifus wrote:


Well, I've seen those newreel images of some woman trying to christen a
large ship and not being able to break the bottle. They're pretty tough
bottles. g

Nah, they make special christening bottles now, with pre-scored glass
and a net to catch the broken shards. :)

http://www.westmarine.com/webapp/wcs...1/10001/151851


--
~/Garth - 1966 Glastron V-142 Skiflite: "Blue-Boat"
"There is nothing - absolutely nothing - half so much worth doing
as simply messing about in boats."
-Kenneth Grahame, The Wind in the Willows


Understood, but I"m pretty sure I still don't want to whack my fiberglass
boat with a bottle, scored or not! Maybe a boat made of steel, but not
fiberglass.
On small boats, you pour the bubbly over the bow.

People are kind of snotty about their wine in my neck of the woods (Sonoma
County); does the boat know the difference between good sparkling wine and
inexpensive sparkling wine? Does it have to be Champagne from France?

"Bryan" wrote in message
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"Don White" wrote in message
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Bryan wrote:
"Garth Almgren" wrote in message
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Around 9/4/2005 8:20 AM, Misifus wrote:


Well, I've seen those newreel images of some woman trying to christen a
large ship and not being able to break the bottle. They're pretty tough
bottles. g

Nah, they make special christening bottles now, with pre-scored glass
and a net to catch the broken shards. :)

http://www.westmarine.com/webapp/wcs...1/10001/151851


--
~/Garth - 1966 Glastron V-142 Skiflite: "Blue-Boat"
"There is nothing - absolutely nothing - half so much worth doing
as simply messing about in boats."
-Kenneth Grahame, The Wind in the Willows


Understood, but I"m pretty sure I still don't want to whack my
fiberglass boat with a bottle, scored or not! Maybe a boat made of
steel, but not fiberglass.
On small boats, you pour the bubbly over the bow.

People are kind of snotty about their wine in my neck of the woods (Sonoma
County); does the boat know the difference between good sparkling wine and
inexpensive sparkling wine? Does it have to be Champagne from France?



Nope...nor should you care about the ritual. Make it a fun time. Let each
member of your family decide on how he/she wants to christen the boat. If
your kids want to christen it with root beer and bubble gum while quoting
something Square Pants Sponge Bob said, all the more memorable. :-)

Remember to keep a log of your maintenance and personal EXPERIENCES (as with
the christening) of/on the boat. We kept daily logs with all our boats and
continue to cherish the memories expressed when reading those logs,
especially during cold and snowy nights when we look forward to boating

Bryan wrote:
"Don White" wrote in message
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Bryan wrote:

"Garth Almgren" wrote in message
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Around 9/4/2005 8:20 AM, Misifus wrote:



Well, I've seen those newreel images of some woman trying to christen a
large ship and not being able to break the bottle. They're pretty tough
bottles. g

Nah, they make special christening bottles now, with pre-scored glass
and a net to catch the broken shards. :)

http://www.westmarine.com/webapp/wcs...1/10001/151851


--
~/Garth - 1966 Glastron V-142 Skiflite: "Blue-Boat"
"There is nothing - absolutely nothing - half so much worth doing
as simply messing about in boats."
-Kenneth Grahame, The Wind in the Willows


Understood, but I"m pretty sure I still don't want to whack my fiberglass
boat with a bottle, scored or not! Maybe a boat made of steel, but not
fiberglass.

On small boats, you pour the bubbly over the bow.


People are kind of snotty about their wine in my neck of the woods (Sonoma
County); does the boat know the difference between good sparkling wine and
inexpensive sparkling wine? Does it have to be Champagne from France?


The 'Vigor' character says...don't displease the sea gods by being
cheap. Get the best you can afford....after all, only some goes over
the bow...the rest you drink.

Harry Krause wrote:
*JimH* wrote:


Nope...nor should you care about the ritual. Make it a fun time.
Let each
member of your family decide on how he/she wants to christen the
boat. If
your kids want to christen it with root beer and bubble gum while quoting
something Square Pants Sponge Bob said, all the more memorable. :-)



I think I'm going to puke.

Oh boy! Now that he's a boater again we expect better.
After my experiences with our skipper buying a boat and just changing
the name by getting large lettering on the topsides....resulting in a
string of bad luck including a de-masting, I say 'do it right'!

"Don White" wrote in message
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Bryan wrote:
"Don White" wrote in message
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Bryan wrote:

"Garth Almgren" wrote in message
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Around 9/4/2005 8:20 AM, Misifus wrote:



Well, I've seen those newreel images of some woman trying to christen
a
large ship and not being able to break the bottle. They're pretty
tough
bottles. g

Nah, they make special christening bottles now, with pre-scored glass
and a net to catch the broken shards. :)

http://www.westmarine.com/webapp/wcs...1/10001/151851


--
~/Garth - 1966 Glastron V-142 Skiflite: "Blue-Boat"
"There is nothing - absolutely nothing - half so much worth doing
as simply messing about in boats."
-Kenneth Grahame, The Wind in the Willows


Understood, but I"m pretty sure I still don't want to whack my
fiberglass boat with a bottle, scored or not! Maybe a boat made of
steel, but not fiberglass.

On small boats, you pour the bubbly over the bow.


People are kind of snotty about their wine in my neck of the woods
(Sonoma County); does the boat know the difference between good sparkling
wine and inexpensive sparkling wine? Does it have to be Champagne from
France?
The 'Vigor' character says...don't displease the sea gods by being cheap.
Get the best you can afford....after all, only some goes over the
bow...the rest you drink.

Oh yeah, you betcha. With that in mind, only the finest will do.

Try this for a christening ceremony.

Fredo

http://www.yachtsee.com/christening.htm
"Bryan" wrote in message
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My daughter wants to put her name for our little boat on the boat.

What are freshwater boat naming rituals?
What heading do I look under in the yellow pages for someone that can do
the graphics?

"FREDO" wrote in message
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Try this for a christening ceremony.

Fredo

http://www.yachtsee.com/christening.htm

Now there's a good ritual christening. Why wasn't there any orchestrated
drinking of champagne at my christening!