Since I bought it, Arcturus has remained naked of any markings except the registration number. (A PO had custom winch-handles made, and he shouts out his name on the AIS channel, but there's nothing on the hull.) For xmas, I bought him a pair of name decals as a "stocking stuffer." Which have been sitting in the shop in my "projects pending" pile. So I might stick them on today or tomorrow.
What are your thoughts on the best location for a boat's name? I had thought to put them inside the cove stripe, somewhere aft. Or just below it if they don't fit. But they could equally well go amidships, or even just one on the stern. But the stern has the boarding ladder in the middle. Rationale why one spot is better than another?
What about a hailing port? I did not buy decals for one. For one thing, I don't see how they would fit in the cove stripe scheme. For another, I find many of the hailing ports around me just a little too precious. Such as the big motor yacht at the end of the dock that supposedly sailed there from somewhere in Colorado... About half the boats in my marina have names and about half of those have hailing ports.
What are your thoughts on the best location for a boat's name? I had thought to put them inside the cove stripe, somewhere aft. Or just below it if they don't fit. But they could equally well go amidships, or even just one on the stern. But the stern has the boarding ladder in the middle. Rationale why one spot is better than another?
What about a hailing port? I did not buy decals for one. For one thing, I don't see how they would fit in the cove stripe scheme. For another, I find many of the hailing ports around me just a little too precious. Such as the big motor yacht at the end of the dock that supposedly sailed there from somewhere in Colorado... About half the boats in my marina have names and about half of those have hailing ports.