You're right about removing painted graphics Todd. The previous owner of my boat had the name and home port painted on and it took me a couple of evenings to get it off using a razor blade and Acetone. I actually didn't think about producing vinyl letters using some sort of pc program. Great idea. I'm sure you (or the graphic arts professional of your choice) could create a neat image to go along with the name--a stylized mermaid or something. Anyway, good thought. t Tom Smith & Jane Van Winkle Sandpoint, Idaho M15-345, Chukar -----Original Message----- From: htmills@bright.net [mailto:htmills@bright.net] Sent: Tuesday, May 06, 2003 3:06 PM To: For and about Montgomery Sailboats Subject: Re: M_Boats: Lettering Good point, Tom....if you go to a vinyl lettering place they'll have a big selection of fonts available but still might not have quite what you want. But....no need to settle for something you don't want. Anyone with some graphics software can make custom fonts and shapes and anything your heart desires which one of these vinyl lettering shops should then be able to print/cut for you. A little coordination between the two (it may even be the same person) will ensure that they can exchange files. A friend of mine did some custom graphics for my business cards which the card printing company opened on their computer for printing... Only drawback to actually painting the name on would be if you or a future owner wanted something changed, a problem that doesn't exist with vinyl lettering. BuscaBrisas' mailbox type lettering was apparently original, dating back to 1983. Her original hailing port of San Diego can be seen ever-so-faintly as a difference in the gelcoat. Now she has a bit fancier lettering, same name. And instead of black, it's blue to match (very closely, fortunately) the boot and sheer stripes. Tod _______________________________________________ http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/montgomery_boats This message was scanned for viruses.