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piseas
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Initially Posted - 07/01/2009 : 14:46:47

http://greatlettering.com/ is having a 70% off 1 day sale, Nov 26th . Enter promo code Friday, at checkout. Several members including yours truly have used them and I for one recommend them.

Steve A

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Rich G
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Response Posted - 07/01/2009 : 17:14:36

Sweet! Today's my birthday and my girlfriend is going to get me my boat name. I'll be sure to pass this on. Thanks for the tip.

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Voyager
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Response Posted - 08/30/2010 : 19:23:46

The company does great work and they're very fast. My new lettering for Passage went on easily and it looks great. I'd advise a little homework regarding the font and the size of the letters.

With a thin font, being 5" tall - while they're OK, I could have gone with 6" lettering. If you select a bolder font, you may not need the letters to be as large.

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PCP777
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Response Posted - 08/31/2010 : 08:08:18

<blockquote id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote">Originally posted by Voyager
 The company does great work and they're very fast. My new lettering for Passage went on easily and it looks great. I'd advise a little homework regarding the font and the size of the letters.

With a thin font, being 5" tall - while they're OK, I could have gone with 6" lettering. If you select a bolder font, you may not need the letters to be as large.

One word of caution however, if you order them now, make sure to apply them within 4-6 weeks of their arrival. The manufacturer warns that over the course of a few months, the lettering can get stuck to the backing material making it difficult to apply the letters smoothly.
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Thanks guys. I'm going with 7 inch letters with the Deutsch Gothic Font in dark Blue. There is no space for the promo code to work, enter it as BIGDEAL.

here's what I'm getting:

Edited by - PCP777 on 08/31/2010 08:13:59

TakeFive
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Response Posted - 08/31/2010 : 10:52:01

Do they still offer 60% off? I've been waiting for a deal on lettering, and thought this one was long past...

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mytime25
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Response Posted - 08/31/2010 : 14:10:24

WOW!

Thank you guys I just ordered Name for our boat

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PCP777
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Response Posted - 08/31/2010 : 14:47:40

<blockquote id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote">Originally posted by RhythmDoctor
 Do they still offer 60% off? I've been waiting for a deal on lettering, and thought this one was long past...
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Worked today!

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TakeFive
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Response Posted - 08/31/2010 : 20:18:09

<blockquote id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote">Originally posted by Voyager
 The company does great work and they're very fast. My new lettering for Passage went on easily and it looks great. I'd advise a little homework regarding the font and the size of the letters.

With a thin font, being 5" tall - while they're OK, I could have gone with 6" lettering. If you select a bolder font, you may not need the letters to be as large.

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Bruce - What font did you select? I like your capital letters, though I plan to use upper and lowercase (plus shadows), so I won't be doing an exact knock-off of yours. But I could not see your font style in any of the selection options.

[EDIT: Oops, never mind, it's good ole Monotype Corsiva. I did not recognize it in all caps.]

Edited by - TakeFive on 09/01/2010 19:33:09

Voyager
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Response Posted - 09/01/2010 : 14:00:00

Rick
That's correct.

I wanted "Small Caps" where the first letter is a large capital letter and the rest are caps, but of a smaller font size.

I could have done that "manually" [ordered 'P' as a 6 inch letter and 'assage' as 4 inch letters] but I wanted it all to be a single block together on one sheet.

Peter,
I like the font and the look. What's the significance of the name?

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TakeFive
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Response Posted - 09/01/2010 : 14:13:44

Randy or other C250 owners,

Which of this company's colors best matches the Catalina "Midwatch Blue"? Would it be Dark Blue, Ultramarine Blue, or some other?

My 1998 has the second turquoise stripe, so I'd like to get a turquoise shadow. Their "Petrol" color looks pretty close. Do any of you have direct experience with the color match?

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OLarryR
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Response Posted - 09/01/2010 : 14:51:24

I believe Boat US/West Marine is more expensive but their Graphics Dept was and believe still part of the Boat US Headquarters in Alexandria, VA ( which is in my neck of the woods). My blue lettering is a bit darker than the boat trim blue but closer match than it seems from the photo. Lettering is now almost 5 years old. When I scuffed up one of the letters approaching my finger slip, I went down to Boat US to get a replacement strip of same color and Boat US looked up my order and cut me a 1 foot scrap for free.

Edited by - OLarryR on 09/01/2010 14:55:20

TakeFive
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Response Posted - 09/01/2010 : 19:14:22

The greatlettering.com deal is a great price at 60% off. I wanted to order yesterday but was unsure of size/color and could not find the font I liked (since Monotype Corsiva hidden in the "standard" menu instead of "script"). I figured if this deal had been in place since July 1, 2009 it would be good for another day. (I didn't see the edit date of Aug. 30, 2010 tucked under Steve's profile picture.) Unfortunately I tried to use the promo code today and it would not take it. I poked around their website and finally came across a page that said the deal was only good until August 31 (as Steve had mentioned, but I thought he wrote that a year ago).

I guess with my sloppy reading it was just a bad day!

Oh, well, I guess I'll just have to continue looking. Although their price was good, they have no telephone support and take 2-3 days to respond to questions by email. For 60% off I might have taken a chance on the color match (now that I found the font and measured the size I need), but at their regular price I have other graphics houses that will give better service, such as phone support and sending me swatches to verify color match.

Edited by - TakeFive on 09/01/2010 19:16:36

PCP777
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Response Posted - 09/02/2010 : 08:05:56

<blockquote id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote">Originally posted by Voyager
 Rick
That's correct.

I wanted "Small Caps" where the first letter is a large capital letter and the rest are caps, but of a smaller font size.

I could have done that "manually" [ordered 'P' as a 6 inch letter and 'assage' as 4 inch letters] but I wanted it all to be a single block together on one sheet.

Peter,
I like the font and the look. What's the significance of the name?
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Thank you. Stephanos is a Greek reference to "The Victor's crown" or "crown" and has some Biblical implications. Considering what I have been through in my life, this first keel boat for me was a great achievement. I got the idea from my band, which has a song by the same name. I wanted to have a name for her which would be unique.

So to apply these, I guess I'm going to have to borrow a hydro hoist or have you guys applied lettering while floating?

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Prospector
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Response Posted - 09/02/2010 : 15:33:39

I ordered my "name" from a local graphics guy. For $60 CDN I got the name (3X) Hailing port (1X) and registration numbers (4X) - a spare set because sizing looked small on the sheet) Local pickup so no shipping stuff to deal with and i was able to deal with the guy who cut the vinyl.

It may be worthwhile to call up some local sign shops, auto graphics places, etc. and see what they have to offer.

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Walt Oler
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Response Posted - 03/11/2011 : 14:06:12

<blockquote id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote">Originally posted by Prospector
 I ordered my "name" from a local graphics guy. For $60 CDN I got the name (3X) Hailing port (1X) and registration numbers (4X) - a spare set because sizing looked small on the sheet) Local pickup so no shipping stuff to deal with and i was able to deal with the guy who cut the vinyl.

It may be worthwhile to call up some local sign shops, auto graphics places, etc. and see what they have to offer.
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Did you put the hailing port lettering on the stern? Where did you position it if you did? Beside the rudder or did you do it as an arc with the port city name across the top of the rudder and the state crossing behind the rudder? What size lettering did you use in your hailing port graphics? And, how wide and long was the printed lettering?

Thanks!

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TakeFive
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Response Posted - 03/11/2011 : 14:19:55

The C250's transom is a little different from yours, but I suspect you'll want to see as many examples as possible, so here's mine. (Also note the emergency pull cord that allows a MOB to drop the ladder from outside the boat):

This was 3" Monotype Corsiva (chosen to match the boat name on the sides). My boat is not documented, so their typical restrictions on size and style of hailing port do not apply.

Note that this company in NJ measures font heights from the very top of letters to the very bottom of any downward extensions (NOT to the "baseline"). So 3" upper case letters are actually more like 2 1/4" high.

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Prospector
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Response Posted - 03/11/2011 : 15:45:56

We snuck it in under the swim ladder. No pics of the transom online though since blogger lost all my photos(grrr).

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TakeFive
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Response Posted - 11/27/2011 : 16:52:33

75% off through tomorrow (11/28/2011):

<blockquote id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote">CYBER MONDAY Sale** at GreatLettering.com -
GET 75% OFF your entire order - no limit!
ACT NOW - Sale only good from now through midnight on 11/28/11

OMG! IT'S OUR
CYBER MONDAY SALE!

YOU BETTER HURRY - A DEAL THIS BIG WON'T LAST LONG!

Starting now you can receive 75% OFF anything you order until tomorrow (Nov. 21) at 12 midnight EST.

Enter promo code: CYBER at checkout!* (see rules below)

REMEBER TO LIKE US ON FACEBOOK (EVEN MORE SAVINGS THERE)

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GaryB
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Response Posted - 11/27/2011 : 21:06:43

Thanks for the info! I just ordered mine.

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TakeFive
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Response Posted - 11/27/2011 : 21:17:56

I used them for the "Take Five" lettering that you see in my profile pic. They did a good job.

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Steve Milby
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Response Posted - 11/28/2011 : 06:16:56

I'm trying to order, but the online program for creating and previewing my text isn't working. I registered, but when I click on "preview" to see what it will look like, I get no image and no price. Any thoughts on what I'm doing wrong?

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JimGo
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Response Posted - 11/28/2011 : 08:38:42

Steve, what operating system and browser are you using?

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Steve Milby
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Response Posted - 11/28/2011 : 08:45:58

Disregard my last post. I used a different computer and made my order with no problem. I don't understand why it worked with one computer but not the other, but I guess it doesn't matter now. I got the discount.

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Response Posted - 11/28/2011 : 08:51:45

<blockquote id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote">Originally posted by JimGo
 Steve, what operating system and browser are you using?
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That might account for it. The computer that didn't work has Windows 7, and the one that worked has Windows XP. Maybe their software isn't compatible with Win 7.

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JimGo
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Response Posted - 11/28/2011 : 09:17:38

I've seen some weird issues with newer versions of Internet Explorer not "playing well" with some sites. I keep a copy of FireFox installed on my computer, too, for just such "emergencies". I'm not sure why, but I tend to like IE a little better. FireFox works just fine, and tends to be more compatible with other web sites (they use the "true" HTML standard, not Microsoft's version of the standard, as the baseline for FireFox, which I think is what contributes to this).

Anyway...this pushes the thread pretty far off topic. You're welcome to PM me if you have other questions. I should warn you, though, I'm a reformed computer person, so I may not be able to answer all of them!

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Response Posted - 11/28/2011 : 11:23:13

<blockquote id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote">Originally posted by RhythmDoctor
 . . . but was unsure of size/color and could not find the font I liked (since Monotype Corsiva hidden in the "standard" menu instead of "script"). . . <hr height="1" noshade id="quote"></blockquote id="quote">Okay, I need to get this off my chest . . .

I printed out our boat name in 27 different fonts before making the final selection

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