Just taking delivery of new 410 and have an absolutely critical question. Where have other owners put the name and hailing port? The transom has only some broken up areas, and the sides have Hunter 410 in big letters, and some portholes in the way. Remove the Hunter 410? Letter the transom? Put name elsewhere? Looking for inspiration, photos appreciated. Thanks. s/v Breathless
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I put the name on the side and the hailing port under the swim ladder on the transom Bryce S/V Spellbinder H410
I put the name on the side and the hailing port under the swim ladder on the transom Bryce S/V Spellbinder H410
Hailing port
On the transom near the waterline just above the rubrail is a perfect place for the hailing port. It's a long area, isn't broken up, and looks nice from the rear, I did this on both my 280 and 380 and have never regretted it. Best of luck with your 410 Bob Knott H380 S/V Serenity
On the transom near the waterline just above the rubrail is a perfect place for the hailing port. It's a long area, isn't broken up, and looks nice from the rear, I did this on both my 280 and 380 and have never regretted it. Best of luck with your 410 Bob Knott H380 S/V Serenity
name location
On our Passage 42, I took the factory Passage 42 decals off each side and replaced them with "Sugar Magnolia" script. My home port is on the stern.
On our Passage 42, I took the factory Passage 42 decals off each side and replaced them with "Sugar Magnolia" script. My home port is on the stern.
remove the decal
Hunter took the absolute best position for the name with the Hunter 410 decal. I had this removed and then put the name in that spot. Perfect. And don't worry, people will still know it's a Hunter.
Hunter took the absolute best position for the name with the Hunter 410 decal. I had this removed and then put the name in that spot. Perfect. And don't worry, people will still know it's a Hunter.
Our Experience
First we removed the stripe decals and the Hunter logo from the hull sides. They don't add any aesthetic value, for sure. We then worked with a local graphic artist to select our lettering style and a graphic to accompany the name. Our boat name is Blue Moon, so we chose a jazzy looking moonface wearing Ray-Bans for the cool look. The blue moon graphic is 13" high and was placed between Blue and Moon. The blue letters are about 12" at their highest and have shadows to make it look 3D. The whole name plus graphic is about 10' long and is centered in the hull space between the bow and the forward hull-side portlight on port and starboard. The graphic artist added some silvery shooting stars as though they were coming from in between the letters. The whole effect is artistic and fun, yet looks professional. On the stern, we scaled down the letters and moon graphic to about 8" . We put "Blue" on the curved part of the port stern coaming, the jazzy moonface on the back of the transom seat, and "Moon" on the starboard coaming. This shows the boat name when the transom seat is down. When the transom seat is up, the moonface is showing too. Lastly, we put the hailing port and home port in small block letters above the port and starboard transom lockers. Everyone remembers our boat. The name can be read from a good distance but it doesn't overwhelm the boat. My best advice is to seek out a professional graphic artist. It cost us about $750 for the design and the production and another $100 to have them place the names on the boat. It sounds like a lot but it was worth it for us. I wasn't going to write such a long detailed description, but I decided that since you spent about 200K for a really great boat, maybe sharing our experience with you will help you pick the right presentation for your boat name so that you can enjoy it even more. Fair winds, Bob Bunsey Blue Moon (bbunsey@ibm.net)
First we removed the stripe decals and the Hunter logo from the hull sides. They don't add any aesthetic value, for sure. We then worked with a local graphic artist to select our lettering style and a graphic to accompany the name. Our boat name is Blue Moon, so we chose a jazzy looking moonface wearing Ray-Bans for the cool look. The blue moon graphic is 13" high and was placed between Blue and Moon. The blue letters are about 12" at their highest and have shadows to make it look 3D. The whole name plus graphic is about 10' long and is centered in the hull space between the bow and the forward hull-side portlight on port and starboard. The graphic artist added some silvery shooting stars as though they were coming from in between the letters. The whole effect is artistic and fun, yet looks professional. On the stern, we scaled down the letters and moon graphic to about 8" . We put "Blue" on the curved part of the port stern coaming, the jazzy moonface on the back of the transom seat, and "Moon" on the starboard coaming. This shows the boat name when the transom seat is down. When the transom seat is up, the moonface is showing too. Lastly, we put the hailing port and home port in small block letters above the port and starboard transom lockers. Everyone remembers our boat. The name can be read from a good distance but it doesn't overwhelm the boat. My best advice is to seek out a professional graphic artist. It cost us about $750 for the design and the production and another $100 to have them place the names on the boat. It sounds like a lot but it was worth it for us. I wasn't going to write such a long detailed description, but I decided that since you spent about 200K for a really great boat, maybe sharing our experience with you will help you pick the right presentation for your boat name so that you can enjoy it even more. Fair winds, Bob Bunsey Blue Moon (bbunsey@ibm.net)
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