Loud Pipes Save Lives

I was referring to Tim D's 2001 drawing , if you want to use his mustang drawing that would work fine, we'll just add another exhaust port.

He's another transom that may help with the drawing.

Alan, the shirt is great in any of the drawings and fonts. I'll buy 5. Just about every shirt I own is esoteric in one way or another.    It makes for a great conversation opener.

I don't think for a moment that anybody other than a CCFan would likely buy/wear these shirts. I only mean to say that the more esoteric the design becomes the fewer outside observers will understand that it is boats and the way they sound that you like, and not that you are into Lord know what kind of pipes that apparently save lives and "Hmm... What's that thing in the middle?"

Maybe that matters to you, maybe it doesn't.

I like both ideas for the front...either the nose or the profile, especially on a pocket tee, i'd buy a half dozen of those. my boat doesn't always fit in with this crowd because it was built after I was born, but I'm all for the old school lines, mustang, skier, 1st gen sn, take your pick. to hell with the harley guys (no offense to any present) I've always liked John's signature, and as for mass appeal, I don't think this was ever intended for everyone...we'll know what it is. I'd rather wear a shirt I like than some ed hardy/affliction attrocity any d-bag can buy at hot topic.

Hansel wrote: I like where the design is going and have no problem with riffing on HD but I think it is worth saying that a transom view, while instantly recognizable to us, will probably not be recognizable as a boat, let along the rear of one, by the average person on the street. If the shirt is purely about making CCFans happy maybe that doesn't matter. Still, it might be worth exploring a design that makes it obvious to the lay person that it is the exhaust note of a boat we are talking about here. For example, you could have the boat turned 45 deg left or right in profile, and you could (let's just get crazy here) design it to look like it is taking off and getting up on plane. An example of the type of profile I would imagine is below. With this design you could even work in the "Ski Nautique" that we all know and love with little/no effort. I'm not advocating for a TSC3 hull, its just the first internet image I could find. If we really wanted to get nuts we could cartoonize the exhaust a bit to emphasize it. Somebody has to have a photo of a transom pad boat like this you could base it off of. Surely there exists dozens of Tim's BFN doing a liftoff at the very least. Then again, most folks may not even recognize what I am proposing as a boat either... I just don't have much confidence that Joe Schmo will be able to even identify that the image on the shirt is a boat, let alone the "pipes" that "saves lives" (haha, that was a great typo, not making fun of you Alan) in the design as it currently stands. Again, if we don't care what other people see/think then who cares. But if we do, it might be worth market testing the design on some lay people for their input the very least. JM2C

Agreed, "the average person on the street" would have no clue what it means regardless of the picayune design details. Inboarders would get it; if not, who cares.....and I'll surely buy the final design.

As on old-schooler with two 40 year old inboards, I'd disagree with adding "Ski Nautique" however. There are still some great classic dual-pipe SN's out there, but at this point in 2014 I think most SNs suffer severely from a lack of "loud pipes".......(no offense intended).

This pic is only 96 dpi. I kept shrinking it to upload directly, but gave up and put it on photobucket after I made it smaller.

Agreed. The 2001 shirt is awesome.

I like where the design is going and have no problem with riffing on HD but I think it is worth saying that a transom view, while instantly recognizable to us, will probably not be recognizable as a boat, let along the rear of one, by the average person on the street. If the shirt is purely about making CCFans happy maybe that doesn't matter.

Still, it might be worth exploring a design that makes it obvious to the lay person that it is the exhaust note of a boat we are talking about here. For example, you could have the boat turned 45 deg left or right in profile, and you could (let's just get crazy here) design it to look like it is taking off and getting up on plane. An example of the type of profile I would imagine is below.



With this design you could even work in the "Ski Nautique" that we all know and love with little/no effort. I'm not advocating for a TSC3 hull, its just the first internet image I could find. If we really wanted to get nuts we could cartoonize the exhaust a bit to emphasize it. Somebody has to have a photo of a transom pad boat like this you could base it off of. Surely there exists dozens of Tim's BFN doing a liftoff at the very least. Then again, most folks may not even recognize what I am proposing as a boat either...

I just don't have much confidence that Joe Schmo will be able to even identify that the image on the shirt is a boat, let alone the "pipes" that "saves lives" (haha, that was a great typo, not making fun of you Alan) in the design as it currently stands. Again, if we don't care what other people see/think then who cares. But if we do, it might be worth market testing the design on some lay people for their input at the very least.

JM2C

peter1234 wrote: why do i not know the vr 1000   sweet

Probably because it was pretty rare. It was built in 1993-94 in attempts to compete in Superbike racing. It failed miserably against the Italian and Japanese superbikes of the day, but it is still a cool bike.

Very different from the Harleys past and present at that time. DOHC, water cooled, FI, etc.

It was red on one side, black on the other, with a white stripe down the center.



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why do i not know the vr 1000   sweet

bruce ... get one and we can meet in portland for a coast ride to belfast or anywhere... buy a touring frame   we are old

Hollywood wrote: I thought ripping off the saying and applying it to a boat (a correct craft) was the point.

I agree with Hollywood. It's been a theme around here for quite some time so as long as there aren't legal repercussions I don't care.   

Or switch to a NWZ and say "Loud Y-Pipes Save Lives"

I thought ripping off the saying and applying it to a boat (a correct craft) was the point.

phatsat67 wrote: peter1234 wrote: phatsat67 wrote: I don't like the 2-6 because it looks like a Harley shirt that would say loud pipes save lives. I don't like Harley stuff. I think i just lost all hope for our youth........ I should have elaborated. I don't dislike Harleys I just hate all of the style of things that go along with it. I hated all of the tribal crap they used to put on the boats and I don't like old English style fonts etc. I like plain, simple, clean, designs. I would love to own a Iron 883 or a Nightster. You just wouldn't see me wearing chaps and biker club T shirts.

I would have to agree here on the Harley copy here. Love the Harley stuff but it's Harley not Correct Craft. I'm not saying it's bad. I'm only saying we have a great idea here but can we make it more our own? I also think the CCF logo should be more clear ( larger). I too agree plain simple clean design but our own original idea for a "saying". Sorry if it steps on any toes here. JMO. Tony.