Im on the fence on decals.

[orzech]

I vote for no graphics. I have always liked the clean, simple, less is more look. Makes people wonder what kind of boat you have too if its naked. I have looked at all the graphics and couldn't find anything that really grabbed my eyes. Also, never a fan of rebadging something that it truly is not. Thats also why i just kept the simple "nautique super sport" chrome bubble graphics on the back of the transom. Either way you have a great looking boat and whatever you decided im sure will look good. Just figured id my .02 since im in the same boat you are as far as looking for graphics... and literally the same boat haha. Good luck with the purchase.

[Brichter14]

I want to give it a bit more modern look because it is 17 years old. With that being said how is this.

[Brichter14]

How about the Tribal, then maybe the chrome lettering from a 2005 SAN 210 closer to the transom in the black?

Im puttin this in the back on the black.






Like on this beauty

[nyryan2001]

I want to give it a bit more modern look because it is 17 years old. With that being said how is this.

??? My vote: leave it as it is! Looks sharp!

[beach]

I want to give it a bit more modern look because it is 17 years old. With that being said how is this.

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Could you move the lettering forward a foot or two? Maybe start it just aft of that drain fitting? Or reduce the text size a bit? It looks cramped near the stern of the boat.

My personal feeling is that since the border between the red/black gelcoat is at an angle, you want as much room between your text and that edge as possible. That way it won't cause a sort of optical illusion that makes your text look crooked.

I'm thinking that you're trying to have the text be level with the waterline when the boat is at rest.

That is all just my opinion. I figured I'd be as critical as possible since you haven't put the decal on yet.

[core-rider]

I've always thought the "SAN" looked a bit too large on the 95-06 boats. I really like the size of the 2014 210/230 "SAN". I've thought long and hard about the black Chromax lettering for my boat.


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[Brichter14]

I've always thought the "SAN" looked a bit too large on the 95-06 boats. I really like the size of the 2014 210/230 "SAN". I've thought long and hard about the black Chromax lettering for my boat.


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The black chromax would look sick on your boat, if i had e money i would get that in a heartbeat.


i am running into the issue of the lines of the text doesnt flow well with the lines of the boat. Beach you are correct about me wanting to make the text level with the waterline.

This keeps me nervous about the SAN lettering and makes me lean towards the tribal decal. Maybe somebody with better photoshop skills can help?

[beach]

Actually if you look at the newer boats, the text on them isn't really level with the rubrail or the lines in the gelcoat. I think the only issue on yours is that the text seems too large in comparison to the boat. If the text was smaller then it would look just like the newer boats. IMO, the tribal decal kinda dates the boat to that period from ~04-06 when all the manufacturers had tribal decals. It's your boat though.

A quick image I found on google:

[TRBenj]

I want to give it a bit more modern look because it is 17 years old.

I guess I still don't get it. Is the intent that new decals fool other people into thinking the boat is newer than it is? Is that really going to work? Why so ashamed of having a 17 year old boat? I think it's awesome!

Maybe I'm alone here... I'm probably younger than average with older than average boats (the newest being a 25 year old 1990). For some reason I've never felt compelled to put chromax decals on any of them. Then again, I never got the classic-muscle-car-with-chrome-20"-rims either.

[s_kelley2000]

Could you move the lettering forward a foot or two? Maybe start it just aft of that drain fitting? Or reduce the text size a bit? It looks cramped near the stern of the boat.

My personal feeling is that since the border between the red/black gelcoat is at an angle, you want as much room between your text and that edge as possible. That way it won't cause a sort of optical illusion that makes your text look crooked.

I'm thinking that you're trying to have the text be level with the waterline when the boat is at rest.

That is all just my opinion. I figured I'd be as critical as possible since you haven't put the decal on yet.

I think Beach is right on. If you move it forward towards the cooler drain I think it will look much better. Where it is now looks ok but it might look cramped once you add in the Air 210 Team decals you mentioned in post #18. I know it's a different graphic but I think the late 90s Nautique Super Sport graphic is about the same size as the Super Air Nautique graphic you are looking at. If you look at the NSS graphic they started closer to the cooler drain and they have it a little lower towards the water line which helps the angle of the red/black transition towards the stern. Here is a pic of my boat for reference. You can't really see my cooler drain in this pic but if you use the windshield as a reference point you can see the graphic starts further forward:

[s_kelley2000]

Then again, I never got the classic-muscle-car-with-chrome-20"-rims either.

I agree with you on that but I think a better analogy is building up the drivetrain on a Lemans, swapping the bench for buckets, etc and putting on the GTO badging. It didn't come from the factory as a GTO but if it now has the same components then it's pretty close (except for resale of course). If you add the tower, ballast and other wake goodies to an NSS I see no issue changing the graphics to SAN especially since the graphics are really the only thing that differentiated them. Regardless of what graphics they came from the factory with the title and USCG plate still says Nautique Super Sport. I would do the same thing if I had Dominique and put the BFN graphics on.

I know switching from NSS to SAN wasn't really your point since you were questioning going with newer style graphics but along the same lines if you are going through the trouble to swap graphics then I am all for putting on what you want since it's your boat. I know I am in the minority but I was never a fan of the 99 SAN graphic that you posted earlier in this thread and if I had ordered my boat new I would have gone with the NSS graphics it has. If I ever do remove my graphics and wet sand to get rid of the ghosting I would probably switch it to an Air or SAN graphic since my boat is mostly used for wakeboarding and not luxury family cruising haha. If I did that I too would be looking at some of the newer SAN ones because like I said I never liked the 99 one. If possible I'd like to have Zach or somebody make up the graphics I have now but with Super Air Nautique because I love the way the gold medal flake outline shines on my boat:

[TRBenj]

I agree with you on that but I think a better analogy is building up the drivetrain on a Lemans, swapping the bench for buckets, etc and putting on the GTO badging. It didn't come from the factory as a GTO but if it now has the same components then it's pretty close (except for resale of course).

No that was not my point at all. I think it's less silly to configure a particular car (or boat) differently, in trying to emulate a factory look or option package that came from the factory at the time. Changing from Super Sport to Super Air graphics/options on a late 90's model would be analogous to your Le Mans/GTO reference.

Putting big chrome modern rims on an older classic in an attempt to "modernize it's appearance" is analogous to putting 2013 decals on a 1997 boat. It's your boat (or car) and no ones telling you that you can't... But I think it looks silly and don't understand the thought process. I get compliments on my '90 and it's commonly mistaken for a much newer boat- but that's because it's in nice shape and shines like a new one- not because it has chromax graphics. I think deciding to make such a change is 100% personal preference and has nothing to do with making it look "more modern" or "better"... Because there are plenty out there who think it makes the boat look more dated and ugly. Just my opinion of course!

[azeus17]

Non-tribal AIR logo, for reference...

[Brichter14]

I bought my boat with those decals already on it but they were a bit shredded so i pulled them.

[Brichter14]

By the way, i feel that putting updated graphics on my boat will make it look more modern and more like a wakeboat.

I have also added 2200 lbs of ballast and a ton of audio equipment to it. Does that make me seem like im trying to make my boat what it isnt?

Back in 97 they didnt have factory ballast or tower speakers so am i in the wrong?