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  • Pricing on big boat graphic

    Posted by Paul Rollason on March 1, 2005 at 9:47 am

    Hi all

    We do a lot of boat names but we have been asked to do an 8m x 500mm web address down each side of a yacht in the water.

    I would be interesting to see what other people charge for such a graphic.

    Thanks

    Paul R(Mackerelbus design)

    johnboy replied 19 years, 2 months ago 6 Members · 7 Replies
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  • Steve Broughton

    Member
    March 1, 2005 at 10:29 am
    quote :

    in the water

    as in floating on the wet stuff not on a nice safe dry dock? the only boat I’ve done afloat was a canal boat on the sides, £400 on land, not a cat in hells chance on the water :lol1:

  • Lee Harris

    Member
    March 1, 2005 at 10:43 am

    Morning Paul

    Hope you and Jules had a good drive home. Regarding your graphic. For that size, the minimum I would be looking at would be £590 + DANGER money.

    I hope that helps.

    Regards
    Lee

  • Roy Roffey

    Member
    March 1, 2005 at 11:12 am

    hey mate,

    we used to do the yachts in the Global Challenge yacht race and let me tell you its bloody hard graft. as a guide i would charge no less than £500 for the graphic you described if not more if its in the water. and a tip is if it looks straight – it is straight

    good luck

    roffs

  • Andrew Boyle

    Member
    March 1, 2005 at 12:24 pm

    price seems about right……….

    dangle over the side with someone sitting on you legs……..no worries

    serious comment from fiona is:

    we would charge about £500 – £550 and you should be able to do both
    sides of the yacht from the pontoon. do one section with the bow line
    eased and the stern line in tight, and then the next section. then get the
    boat turned round and do the other side. or if it is a low enough freeboard
    you could do it from the deck like andy has suggested. (ps have fitted waterline stripes to a 115 ft boat, once out the water and then when they
    changed the colour we had to make a floating dock and re-do it in the water…)

  • Andrew Boyle

    Member
    March 1, 2005 at 12:34 pm

    Hi Mackerelbus……

    Fiona the yachty one suggested I post the stripe image in the gallery…..
    done in the water … [lower ones]

    Cheers

  • Paul Rollason

    Member
    March 2, 2005 at 2:38 pm

    Cheers guys for all your comments

    We have just fitted the first side

    god that is a big thing to put on the side of a boat

    luckily it is only letters so top hinge and fit one letter at a time.

    Back in a minute to fit the other side

    I’ll show some pics when it’s done

    Paul R(Mackerelbus Design)

  • johnboy

    Member
    March 6, 2005 at 1:38 pm

    Paul, out of curiosity did you use “standard” vinyl? as we have done this for a few years and found “banner” vinyl to stand up to the job better! especially on “speed” boats and wet bikes.

    Johnboy 😎

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