Painting name on tender?

nigelmercier said:
I've ordered an Excel RT230 (see link below) from the boat show, and my first task when it arrives is to paint the name of my boat on it. The fabric is Hytex - 1100 Decitex, which I think is a type of PVC.

Can any suggest a suitable paint?

http://www.excel-inflatables.co.uk/boats/inflatables/pg_inflatable-rt230.htm
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I used this - brilliant for my pvc 4m plus I sprayed up anchor floats with it.

http://www.theyachtshop.co.uk/items...ine/paint-superflex-for-pvc-h00073-detail.htm
 
To save any heartache, it would be best if you gave the importer/manufacturer a ring (Sutton Coldfield/Tamworth area) as they are the best people to know.

UK Telephone - + 44 (0)121 323 2333. Fax: +44 (0)121 323 2311

France - 00 33 17 28 13 911

Spain - 00 34 97 18 64 899

Hytex is probably a simple trade name based around a textured plastic so any solvent paint could be risky? :eek: :(
 
If you just want to mark the dinghy an indelible marking-pen will work fairly well. I did this at short notice in Salcombe where it is required on visiting tenders and it has lasted six years. It can be removed with white spirit so can't be regarded as totally secure.
 
Some people suggest not putting the name of the boat on the tender as it can indicate the main vessel may not occupied and so a target for thieves. Don't know how great a risk that really is (prolly more likely to nick the dinghy/ob anyway!), but as a naturally cautious chap, I put the boat SSR no on the dinghy transom instead. ( Tho I do have the T/T boat name on the bottom!)
 
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lenseman said:
To save any heartache, it would be best if you gave the importer/manufacturer a ring (Sutton Coldfield/Tamworth area) as they are the best people to know.

UK Telephone - + 44 (0)121 323 2333. Fax: +44 (0)121 323 2311

France - 00 33 17 28 13 911

Spain - 00 34 97 18 64 899

Hytex is probably a simple trade name based around a textured plastic so any solvent paint could be risky? :eek: :(
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The Polymarine paint I mentioned is designed for PVC inflatables and NOT the Avon etc type.
 
RobBrown said:
Some people suggest not putting the name of the boat on the tender as it can indicate the main vessel may not occupied and so a target for thieves. Don't know how great a risk that really is (prolly more likely to nick the dinghy/ob anyway!), but as a naturally cautious chap, I put the boat SSR no on the dinghy transom instead. ( Tho I do have the T/T boat name on the bottom!)
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We use the callsign since it is short and has same sort of characteristics: ie full details are find-out-able easily by officials and with some effort by others. Hopefully this doesn't include opportunist thieves!
 
We use the sail number as a visible ID but the name is in 6" letter on the uderside.
Whether it makes any difference as the last one was stolen whilst deflated in the cockpit locker along with the outboard!

Cheers
 
If you are ever in Spain, it is a legal requirement down here to have the name of your vessel and T/T on your dinghy, the Guardia get very upset if you dont and also want you to have an all round white light.
 
My yacht club has a rule that any dinghies on club premises are to be clearly marked with the yacht's name. If not they are likely to be culled!
 
Last year I bought a T/T sticker for our inflateable tender which has been inflated and defalated a number of times without it blistering, peeling etc. I also bought other graphics including yacht name, harbour name, coachline etc. Choice of colours and font. They were very reasonable and have lasted for two seasons so far. The company is:

www.sacboatnames.com:
 
ANY Signwriters

Painting names is a difficult, slow and messy job to get right.

Instead, just look up any signwriter near you that supplies vehicle graphics or self adhesive PVC signs. Tell them what you want, size, font, colour (beware red though - notorious for fading in sunlight) and they'll make it for just a few quid. Probably while you wait, and cheaper than a tin of "special" paint.

Of course you'll need to stick it to the transom, but it's done in a jiffy and looks fab.

Don't bother with the special "boat name" people, really no need as any vehcile / shop graphics place can do it. Always loads of them locally in yellow pages!
 
the polymarine paints work well. they do a paint for PVC or Hypalon dinghies (i think the Excel is PVC).

if using a stencil though you need to work very fast or the paint starts to attach to the edges of the stencil resulting in a right mess when you remove the stencil (clean up with WD40).

best to paint one letter at a time and slowly peel back the stencil as you go.
 
matg said:
the polymarine paints work well. they do a paint for PVC or Hypalon dinghies (i think the Excel is PVC).

if using a stencil though you need to work very fast or the paint starts to attach to the edges of the stencil resulting in a right mess when you remove the stencil (clean up with WD40).

best to paint one letter at a time and slowly peel back the stencil as you go.
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Just to add to this - make your own stencils out of 100gm stiff paper printed on the computer using ttf fonts, stick together, paint both sides with two coats of button polish from Homebase and then cut out using a craft knife. Don't foget to leave in little "bridges" to hold the centres of letters like "D", "O", "P" and "R". Spray the back with 3M spray mount, stick onto the tubes, spray over, peel off and use the little brush that comes in the lid of the Polymarine spray cans to touch in the "bridges".

I also sprayed my anchor buoys, the ones I carry on board, by using electrician's tape to write "ANCHOR" around the top half, masking the bottom half, and spraying a nice bright Polymarine Red. Peeling off the tape left the words in the buoys original colour, in my case white. Very fetching and very visible too. All out of two spray cans of paint. My inflatable tender is an 8-man jobbie and I used a large font, I had to differentiate between the grp dinghy carried on davits and the bigger inflatable so the name on the inflatable became "TENDER ONE TO OCEAN ADVENTURER" so quite a lot of letters to spray but the paint does go a long way.
 
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