Yacht name size?

[High'n'Dry]

Evening all. I need to buy name lettering for my Rival 41 's transom. What is the usual size for such lettering? I want a modest size, nothing larger or smaller than necessary. Many thanks.

 

[Wansworth]

Divide thetransome into vertically and divide the letters of the name each side cutout the letter in a rational size say 3inches and see if they fit adjust accordingly but it has to be readable from some distance probably a bit smaller than car reg letters

 

[ChromeDome]

It doesn't take a lot of photo editing to place a text on a pic of your boat, to see what looks best. Large enough to be read from a distance but not to dominate the boat.

Names with many characters always will be harder to fit

Edit: Also consider if home city/marina is to be put in a second line and do use a readable font.

 

[johnalison]

There doesn’t appear to be a normal size. I see names that can’t be read from a few yards away to those that would be visible from space. I have my boat’s name on each quarter since my stern is broken up but I can see that a Rival might look better with the name on the stern. My preference would be - large enough to be read by another boat sailing past, but it’s purely a personal choice. In general, lower case letters are more easily read, but much depends on the name itself and the space available.

 

[High'n'Dry]

I wish I could but the boat's down in Italy!

 

[Sandy]

Whatever size, font or art work you want. You are the skipper of your own boat.

 

[ChromeDome]

I'd find a picture on the web if you don't have one. Then put the desired name into Word or similar, snip a copy and put it onto the picture.

Just an example for inspiration

 

[sarabande]

Have a look at some of the pics of Rival 41 sterns.

rival 41 - Bing images

I guess for a middle length name about 6.63 inches tall will do for lowercase letters..


Lovely lovely boats .

 

[superheat6k]

If you want a Vinyl decal then Leonie is highly recommended.

My new (to me ) boat will have vinyl signs 110 high x 605 wide, but Leonie can adjust to suit precisely your space and will match a graphic or use modern fonts

info@artandsea.co.uk

 

[Shuggy]

Mine are 90mm high on a 43’ boat with a small bottom.

 

[PlanB]

IIRC the size is specified for Part1, and may be also for SSR.

 

[Davy_S]

For SSR letters its a minimum of 30mm tall x 20mm wide.

 

[lustyd]

IIRC the size is specified for Part1, and may be also for SSR.

SSR no longer specifies sizing, there have been quite a few threads recently.

 

[KompetentKrew]

Minimum of 6cm high for SSR and 5cm high for part 1.

Previous thread: SSR Decal size

 

[Koeketiene]

Mine are 90mm high on a 43’ boat with a small bottom.View attachment 136657

Great looking boat.
What is she?

 

[Shuggy]

Great looking boat.
What is she?

A Nicholson 43 (1971 vintage).


We have had a few teenage drone operators on board in the last couple of years… nerve-wracking stuff for them!

 

[High'n'Dry]

Many thanks to everyone for your interesting responses. As the Rival 41 is a fairly narrow stern then I reckon @90-100mm will probably look right. Will take a look at Leonie, thanks for that tip.