[Rhodes22-list] Hull lettering Re: Rhodes hit by car update

[Mary Lou Troy]

Hi Alex,
Fretless was actually named after a fretless banjo which a friend of 
ours who plays one once described as "an instrument with fewer parts 
from a slower time". I don't mind the fretless bass association but 
more of our friends play banjos.

Our letters are 5" and have a slight forward slant. I think the font 
is Lucida Casual. I like everything about them except after years of 
looking at them I think I should have asked for just a little bit of 
space between each of the letters (they come all on one sheet 
properly spaced). I got ours from a guy in Annapolis who later went 
cruising but that was before Rik was around.

Best,
Mary Lou

At 12:34 PM 7/24/2010, you wrote:

>Mary Lou,
>
>Stan was fun to work with and was invaluable in dealing with the Insurance
>company, I would not have a boat now without his efforts, I am glad I called
>him. I appreciate your vote for Fortuitous, the more I try it out, the more
>I like it, although I am sure you are correct about spelling it out.
>
>I like the visibility of your boat letters, what size are they?
>
>I think Fretless is a terrific name, even though I keep thinking 'Fretless
>Bass guitar' when I see it, and have to make it to 'without worry' a moment
>later.
>
>Best,
>
>Alex
>
>
>Mary Lou Troy-2 wrote:
> >
> > Alex,
> > Congrats on your new R22! That worked out much better than I expected. You
> > clearly did the right thing in talking to Stan.
> >
> >
> >
> > I like the name although if you use it over the radio a lot you'll find
> > yourself spelling it out to people. We have to do that with "Fretless" all
> > the time. "Fortunate" might be a bit easier but "Fortuitous" certainly
> > describes your situation exactly. I like the sound of it too.
> >
> > In thinking about the letters your boat, Make sure they are large enough
> > to
> > be seen some distance way. We printed out letters in different sizes and
> > fonts and taped them to the hull to figure out what we wanted.
> >
> >
> >
> > You can see Fretless's letters in the attached pic.
> >
> >
> >
> > Mary Lou
> >
> > 1991 R22 Fretless
> >
> > Rock Hall, MD
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > At 12:31 PM 7/23/2010, you wrote:
> >
> >
> >
> > Elle, Thanks, I don't know Rhodie Rik, perhaps I can find him by searching
> > the list, now I need to figure out where to put her name, not much space
> > on
> > the transom. Alex
> >
> >
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