Promoting YF in the S. FL Christmas Boat Parades...

This year, I'm getting YF off the small screen and putting it on a big white canvas to go cruise South Florida's main street and promote our waypoint. I'm not going to be "in" these shows, per say. I'm just cruising around in the daylight hours leading up to showtime and hopefully capturing the interest of others who have come to see big boats on parade. Here's my cruising agenda...

The Stuart Show - Sat, Dec 4th
The Palm Beach Show - Sat, Dec 4th.
The Ft. Lauderdale Show - Sat, Dec. 11th.
The Pompano Show - Sun, Dec. 12th.
The Boca Raton Show - Sat, Dec. 18th.

Today, I designed the letters and they are being cut tomorrow. But first, I've got to get a coat of wax on the hull so the vinyl will remove without leaving outlines in the gelcoat. Unfortunately, it's been raining most of the day and more is coming tomorrow. Below are some examples. I've already approved the cut, but it won't happen until tomorrow. Wanted to run this by everyone. Feel free to slam me for being promotional...

Photo #1 - blank white canvas
Photo #2 - title in Trajan / sub-title Aerial
Photo #3 - title in Bold with deep drop shadow
Photo #4 - float line reference

Post #2 - the approved, final draft

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Here's the final draft, ready to ruin a razor at nearly 13 feet long. Went with a black outline instead of a drop shadow for 'YachtForums' because gold will washout against a white hull. The subtitle in red has a black outline as well...

Hmmm... I hadn't thought about putting the tag line above the rub rail. I've got a pencil line drawn along the float line to make sure the decals don't drop below that level. The only problem with putting the tag line on top might be the boat's cover, which drops just below the rub rail. The boat will be stored in a high traffic area (with the cover on), so only YachtForums will be seen. Still, this is a good idea Lars. Let me study this a bit...

Go figure. I've been thinking about these decals for a few months. Leave it to Lars to come up with a better arrangement in 5 minutes! Fortunately, the sub-title vinyl is being cut separately from the YF logo, so we can place it anywhere. Let me pour a glass of Port and study this...

It took longer than anticipated to apply the decals due to a break that runs along the full, about 8' below the rubrail, but YF's Xmas Mascot lives! The letters were originally 14 feet in length, but I chickened-out and shrunk 'em to 12 feet. Best not to be too bold when being blatantly promotional. I'm provisioning this morning and heading out for the day. If you see this boat... wave!

Here's the complete convoy. My 10 year old Expedition with 130,000 miles and a 33' Powerplay with 130 hours. I've got my priorities right...