Inflatable lettering?

[Clyde_Wanderer]

What is recomended as the best type of lettering/material to put and keep my boat name on my inflatable dingy, considering I deflate it and store it in its bag when not in use?
Thanks, C_W.

 

[Talbot]

I have never been very comfortable with the boat's name emblazoned on the tender. It makes it very easy for the light fingered fraternity to recognise that you are not onboard. Personally I use the serial number of the boats part one registration with Tender to and Pt 1 also visible.

 

[Clyde_Wanderer]

When the tender is stored in its bag in my garage it would be hard for the light fingered to know I am not on board.
The name is a requirement for the insurance.
Thanks, C_W.

 

[nordic_ranger]

These are the poeple I would recommend http://www.polymarine.com/

 

[johnalison]

I've used an indelible marker pen on my Avon and it's been fine.

 

[Dave99]

hypalon paint/stencil? or cut out hypalon material and glue on.

 

[ShipsWoofy]

Do you never anchor or moor the boat, or even step ashore to go into town?

Talbot gave good advice, IMHO.

My tenders have different names to the boat anyways, rubber ducky is called Officer Dibble and the hard one, Choo Choo, of course. Sad, I know.

 

[Tallon]

Agreed. having the boat name on the tender is a dead give-away that you are not on-board when the tender is lying or tied up at the slip of the local pub.

I have TT (SSR No.) routered into the transom nice and permanent and extremely difficult to remove or cover up.

If lettering on the fabric is really essential then I would suggest either flexi paint, a permanent marker or lettering cut from the same material as the tender and glued on (use a contrasting colour of material)

Tom

 

[Talbot]

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When the tender is stored in its bag in my garage it would be hard for the light fingered to know I am not on board.
The name is a requirement for the insurance.
Thanks, C_W.

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true, but more of a problem when you are cruising and have gone ashore for the evening.

 

[Channel Ribs]

I do boat names in banner vinyl and have supplied various inflatable boats with this arrangement, it is not a permanent security mark but it is very neat, cheap and easy to put on.

Malthouse Boat Names

 

[Gin]

Having used the hypalon lettering paint, I wouldn't be keen to do it again.

First to get a good looking result a stencil is needed unless you are an artist of course.

Secondly, as each stencil letter will overlay the last painted one, then unless several hours for drying each letter is taken there will inevitably be some damage caused due to tacky paint being marked. The only way round this, which I found, was to buy self adhesive letters of the size I wanted, paste them to a sheet of paper, laminate said sheet and with a craft knife cut out the completed name stencil.

Third stage- Thought I'd really cracked it and stuck down edges with gaffer tape to the hypalon and started to paint the stencil. Oh, dear oh dear!

Fourth stage-can't overpaint immediately to get good coverage, but can't wait either as paint sticks to (and gets under) stencil and tears away with a ragged edge

Fifth stage,peel off stencil and admire ragged edged, messy lettering work with embarrassed (dis)satisfaction.

Sixth stage- park it discreetly and hope nobody comments!!!!!!!

Final stage, hope it peels off soon and talk to Malthouse next time

 

[shmoo]

Apply name to underside of tender? Not visible to casual onlooker but would soon be encountered if, for example, tender was found drifting.

(edit) Added benefit is quality of lettering not too important!

 

[simonfraser]

i painted mine with flexible paint by hand, did a dud job on purpose.
now it looks too bad to nick !

 

[2Tizwoz]

Where vinyl lettering is inappropriate, painting adverts onto buses for instance where the surface isn't flat, precut vinyl stencils are used.

So if you'd like your dinghy to look like the back of a bus

Get all you need here from Funky Monkey Design or any other vinyl lettering supplier.

 

[shmoo]

Do you think they could do that in teak-deck finish for my inflatable? I could even have polished brass fittings and a nice dark blue hull.

 

[Clyde_Wanderer]

Thanks guys for your advice, and I will be in contact Malthouse.
Interesting that all the forumites who dissagreed with having the name of boat on dingy with regard to the possibility of folk knowing there is no one aboard are south of the border.
Where I sail, there arent too many towns, and if there was one I was going to visit it would most likely have a marina where I would stop over night.
If I were to use a mooring overnight I would be staying on the boat.
Anyway we dont worry too much about theft or break in's here as we are trustworthy folk, especially in some of the more remote towns I would be sailing to, if someone did do a boat over, it would be known all over town by the time they got ashore. Remember its Scotland boys.

 

[ebbtide]

Not only do insurers insist on boat's name but if it goes adrift then Part One nonsense is hardly likely to have the Harbourmaster leaping to the phone to tell you what's just drifted past!

Am just about to contact SAC Graphics again - their products and service are excellent.

 

[Tallon]

Do ALL insurers insist on the vessel's name being on the tender?

Tom