Anyone have the 1980/1981 stern template?

Hello everyon,

I know there are templates posted in the reference section for the 1981 Nautique, and for me, those apply to the sides wonderfully (thank you, Alan), but the original stern for my boat had the "Correct Craft" AND "Competition Ski Boat". The template in the reference section only has "Correct Craft". Can anyone help me out by supplying a template with the "Competition Ski Boat" included as well? Perhaps a tracing, or something to that effect? I know there are a LOT of 80 and 81 Ski Nautiques out there. My boat's paint is faded severely on the stern, so much that it is untracable, so I need some help for my restoration.

Thanks!

Thanks!

skicat wrote: Take a look in the reference section. I think what you are looking for is in there.

Actually, BK has a good eye. Alan's anniversary boat had the simpler stern graphics- so the set in the reference is missing the "Competition Ski Boat" portion.

Hasbeenskier may have the other style, as he redid a beautiful red '80 recently.

No shadow left. Wetsanded already (the orioginal was a total mess. I may try to take that photo to the sign shop when I go for the gerber mask. Unless anyone has a tracing or file around? HasBenSkier, care to chime in? :)

TRBenj wrote: MM, I know BJ's is a bit different, but assumed he had the original tracing. You were able to tape yours off based on the shadows left by the original graphics, right?

Yes mine had some shadow left to go off of, just tape and see-thru sticky paper, but he will have to make some kind of stencil, it will be alot more work, if you do use a stencil just use it to drew the lines do not tape it to the boat, because over-spray will get under it!

I had a sign shop make a stencil for mine. It's a '76. Is there a difference? A good friend of mine runs the sign shop and I'm sure he still has the file. Let me know if you're interested.

Mine says CORRECT CRAFT (slanted print) and under it COMPETITION SKI BOAT (block letters).

Matt
brktracer@hotmail.com

the vynal we had done is what you want it's off just a little but you really have to know what's wrong to tell what's not right about it.

Use Allen's link to the shop and get the file or have them make you one.

Sorry 81nautique's post where it says "this thread" hit the link and it will take ytou to it and scroll down and you'll find the info you need

Call Kevin Lynch at Lynch's Signs and Graphics. Phone number is 252-535-7096. Kevin made a stencil for mine out of vinyl and I painted it on. He can cut out the vinyl either way: inside or outside. So...if you want to paint the surrounding area he can cut out the letters for you. He will still have the details in my file. Tell him Matt Ward sent you.

The letters will come on backing paper all in place. It's really easy to put them on and will work great. The vinyl is almost identical to 3M thin line tape. You can check out my graphics on the 76 restoration thread.

All you do is apply the vinyl stencil and then paint the surrounding area. Then just remove the vinyl and you're done!

I will post a picture of my vinyl stencil applied on the boat later today. I can't access photobucket from work.

"the vynal we had done is what you want it's off just a little but you really have to know what's wrong to tell what's not right about it."

Same with mine.   

Matt

Hrmm,

The file would be better. I have the file from the reference section with the stripes, it'd make life a WHOLE lot easier if it were one stencil. Actually, I guess all I need is the letters themselves as vinyl, then I can have another stencil made for the stripes (or at least the 'arrows'(from the file in the reference section.

Thanks everyone!