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oppezz

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I need to put the numbers on the bow of my boat below the rub rail. What is the best way to make sure they look straight when applying them them?
 
Measure a fixed distance down from the rub rail at several points and connect the dots. An ordinary pencil works and is easy to clean off later. This will give you a curved line parallel to the rub rail. Then line the upper (or lower) edge of the numbers along this line and stick them in place temporarily with scotch tape; stand back and eyeball it. If you like what you see, stick 'em on permanently.
 
Buy a set from a vinyl company that puts all the letters and numbers on one sheet,
 
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Originally posted by bruceb

Buy a set from a vinyl company that puts all the letters and numbers on one sheet,

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How does that help??

G
 
stmbtwle,

Thanks. Great way to do it. And, I never would of thought it up myself.

Thanks again,
oppezz
 
I recently perused through the worst marine catalog and they apparently noted that the federal government/Homeland security as well as some states now require that registration numbers be permanently attached to the vessel. Does this requirement eliminate the practice of using stick-on vinyl numbers or am I mis-reading the note?
 
I would think that if they are referring to federal regulations, they are talking about documented vessels abd the requirement that the #s be permanently affixed inside the boat.
 
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Originally posted by gcolton

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Originally posted by bruceb

Buy a set from a vinyl company that puts all the letters and numbers on one sheet,

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How does that help??

G

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When you buy them as a "decal" you simply pull the backing off the entire sheet and apply all at once. You might end up wiht the numbers running downhill but they will all be evenly spaced!

You can buy the custom vinyl letters pretty cheap, in a wide variety of colors. If you can wait a week for them it is the way to go.

Rod
 
If you get the custom ones you can choose your font too. Cost me about $25-$30 I think. It's a much better way to go than trying to evenly space individual characters.
 
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Originally posted by gcolton

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Originally posted by bruceb

Buy a set from a vinyl company that puts all the letters and numbers on one sheet,

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How does that help??

G

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There is a top sheet that holds all the charcters together. You first peel off the sheet thacover the adhesive side..lay the numbers down all at one time...peel off the sheet that covers the top of the numbers.
 
Heck, get a can of white paint and eyeball it...like I did. Can't even tell at 20 feet.
 
The vinyl sheet doesn't work very well on the bow of most boats... The flare of the hull means that the numbers are actually in a curve, and unless you can match the curve it may look pretty funky.

Nothing to stop you from ordering the letters in the font & color you want, though, then cutting them apart and applying them one at a time as I mentioned above. You'll get a lot more choices that way, and it may help with the spacing.
 
Just please remember the figures should be Block, Contrasting, At Least 3", with a Hyphen or Space [th] between the State Abbreviation and the Letters after the Numbers.
 
Use "sticker on" or something similiar. slide them around until you are happy, leave them alone.
 
Mike - yes, you are misreading it. Or it's just plain wrong. Haven't seen it so I don't know which.
 
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