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Conference unifix::sailing

Title:	SAILING
Notice:	Please read Note 2.* before participating in this conference
Moderator:	UNIFIX::BERENS

Created:	Wed Jul 01 1992
Last Modified:	Mon Jun 02 1997
Last Successful Update:	Fri Jun 06 1997
Number of topics:	2299
Total number of notes:	20724

2145.0. "Letters for deck Lee cloth" by TFH::KTISTAKIS (Mike K.) Fri Jul 22 1994 13:56

      I am looking for about a year now for vinyl letters about 1' high
    to put the name of the boat on the deck lee cloths.
    The best I could find(the only one I could find) they ask $ 7.50
    a letter. I think they ask a lot.Is there any place I can get them
    cheaper and is vinyl on cloth the way to go? I was told that because
    of the tempature changes the letters will "brake" 
    Is there any alternative,like stencil or cloth letters and if yes
    where can I find them in 1 foot hight.

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2145.1	sailmaker?	WRKSYS::SCHUMANN	UHF computers	`Fri Jul 22 1994 17:24`	5
	Mike, Perhaps a sailmaker can do this? --RS
2145.2	Lots of places actually ...	ZIGLAR::KMAYES	Starboard!	`Fri Jul 22 1994 17:26`	21
	Re: <<< Note 2145.0 by TFH::KTISTAKIS "Mike K." >>> -< Letters for deck Lee cloth >- Look in the Yellow Pages under "SIGNS" ... these places usually have PC based design capabilities. They can WYSIWYG almost any sign you want with wide assortment of style, size, fonts etc. They can then create your sign in vinyl ... voila! Should be less than $7.50 per letter. They often do silk screen printing too. 'Cause, I dunno about adhesive backed vinyl letters on canvas (or the like). I think I'd still have them stitched. Your local sail repairer or parachute rigger should be able to do the job. You could always get something silk screened, but price may be prohibitive. Let your fingers do the walking! Regards, Keith
2145.3	Not as cheap as I thought	TFH::KTISTAKIS	Mike K.	`Wed Jul 27 1994 14:07`	21
	re: 1 Reinhard, before I posted the question here I called Boat US for advice. They had a sailmaker call me back and informed me that they did not make this kind of letters for canvas.Yes I could have custom made cloth letters sewn on it,very expensive proposition. re: 2 I did call "signs" establishments.They said the same thing. Stick up letters won't stick on canvas.Silk screening or another type done by heat(kind of stencil in reverse where you take off the blue and leave the impressions of letters in white. Price $170.00 for a total of 12 letters in two lee cloths.Price does not include the lee cloths. Well, I think I will get the letters in vinyl with or without stick backing and have my wife sew them on. By the way she doen't know it yet.... Thanks....Mike K.
2145.4	Insignia Cloth	SMURF::LIU		`Wed Jul 27 1994 15:03`	11
	Try this. They make a material called "Insignia Cloth". It is shiny white or black, comes 50" wide, and is adhesive backed. It can be sewn down. About $17 per running yard. Para-Gear in Skokie, IL carry's it if you can't find it locally. It has done a good job of sticking to the parachutes I've used it on. I've also used it as a base to sew contrasting colored stuff onto, and then stuck the whole thing on a parachute. Worked real good. Best of luck.
2145.5	stencil it cheap	TFH::KTISTAKIS	Mike K.	`Mon Aug 08 1994 11:53`	8
	Thanks all that try to help on this one. Here is the latest. Checking to have stensils made, the price for 6 block letters 10" high was $ 14.00/ea for a total of $ 84.00 till the guy at Visimark inc in Worcester asked me why don't I get the whole alphabet set for $ 48.90. The reason for that low price is that the set is mass produced and the 6 letters I asked for, would be custom made(same kind of letters like the set).So I am getting the set this week and anyone who needs to use this lenth of stencil can borrow the letters they need.