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Descant · 07-27-2015, 10:17 AM

If you maintain Deb's Joy as a show quality classic, no question that gold leaf is the answer. If she is just maintained as a nice family boat, you could do gold paint and still look very nice.

In any event, I have always preferred a name board instead of applying something directly to the hull. When you sell or otherwise dispose of the boat, keep the name board, along with a nice picture. Hanging on the wall, it's conversation and memories for generations to come. If you have to re-letter at some future time, it's easy to take the name board to the shop in the trunk of your car, while the boat is snuggled away for the winter.

07-27-2015, 10:17 AM	#5
Descant Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Merrimack and Welch Island Posts: 4,055 Thanks: 1,219 Thanked 1,527 Times in 988 Posts	Be true to Deb's Joy character If you maintain Deb's Joy as a show quality classic, no question that gold leaf is the answer. If she is just maintained as a nice family boat, you could do gold paint and still look very nice. In any event, I have always preferred a name board instead of applying something directly to the hull. When you sell or otherwise dispose of the boat, keep the name board, along with a nice picture. Hanging on the wall, it's conversation and memories for generations to come. If you have to re-letter at some future time, it's easy to take the name board to the shop in the trunk of your car, while the boat is snuggled away for the winter.