I would be interested if you can include the 34+ in the design. Dave Aries 1990 C&C 34+ New London, CT
> On Jan 13, 2016, at 9:22 AM, Josh Muckley via CnC-List > <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: > > Hey Gary, > > Sorry to create an overwhelming situation for you. Also sorry for you to > have spent nonrecoverable money. > > I think it really comes down to two big options: > > Stainless Steel > > Or > > Polycarbonate > > I very much appreciate your efforts which will help propel my efforts in > acquiring SS plates which I intend to pursue. > > If you want to join me in my pursuits you are welcome to do so. If not, > thank you for all that you have already done. > > To the list, > > As stated above, with the help of Ken Heaton and Gary Russell, it looks like > there is a solution (which I have been seeking) for a replacement name plate > in Stainless Steel. My pursuits will include something that is suitable for > all C&C owners. > > Is anyone interested in stainless steel? > The attached picture is of Ken Heaton's boat and is a loose expectation of > what I'm pursuing. > > Thanks, > Josh Muckley > S/V Sea Hawk > 1989 C&C 37+ > Solomons, MD > > On Jan 13, 2016 7:19 AM, "Gary Russell via CnC-List" <cnc-list@cnc-list.com > <mailto:cnc-list@cnc-list.com>> wrote: > Wow! Gentlemen, > My original idea (which I shared with you) was to create an original > replacement for the deteriorated nameplate on my C&.C 37+ and share it with > the members of this forum, for the many year (18) that I have benefited from > Stu's fine list. God bless you Stu! Many on the list seemed to think it was > a good idea. Then it was brought up that it should have a '+' on it, even > though my boat never had such. I added the '+'. Of course, the addition of > the '+' excluded those who had a 37 R. So now there is a request for an 'R'. > But some would like it in stainless steel, and some would like it etched > instead of being milled in relief (like the original). Of course, it would > be nice to help the folks with the C&C 34s, but that design is an entirely > different dimension, requiring a completely different model with different > sized characters. As you can see, this is getting a bit complicated. > > The original model took about 20 hours to complete, and while I want to > give back to the community, the plethora of designs is getting a bit > overwhelming. I am not making any money on these nameplates and have other > boat projects in the works. Anyone interested in my autopilot design? Don't > go there, Gary😀. In the interest of full disclosure, I am paying $50 each > for the plates and incurred $145 in NRE. I had hoped that by selling 3 of > them I could recoup the NRE. That's now looking less likely. So here we > are. I cannot make 10 different designs. We need to come up with a few > designs so I am not designing a bazillion different nameplates and miss the > ski season entirely. Let's get together on a couple of designs we can all > agree on. > > Gary > S/V High Maintenance > '90 C&C 37+ > East Greenwich, RI, USA > > ~~~~~~~_/)~~~~~~ > > > On Tue, Jan 12, 2016 at 8:18 PM, Josh Muckley via CnC-List > <cnc-list@cnc-list.com <mailto:cnc-list@cnc-list.com>> wrote: > Hey Ken, > > I'm very interested. I've always loved the way yours look. Since we're > sorta in a design phase I'd like to come up with something that we can all > agree on. "All" includes anyone that might be interested regardless of > whether or not they own a 34+ or 37+ or any of their variants. > > Design considerations would be the font of the C&C, the size of the plates, > the relationship of everything, the size of the sword and it's ratios. > > I nominate Gary as the design guy. He's clearly demonstrated his proficiency. > > Gary, you've already done such a nice job which I greatly appreciate. If you > are pursuing your own solution in polycarbonate and are unwilling to be the > "design guy" I would understand. If not, I'd like to see what you can come > up with for this stainless steel solution. I think what you already came up > with is great and matches amazingly close to what was original. I envision a > melding of Ken's plate and your design. > > -Instead of being raised as in yours, the characters and symbols would be > recessed. > > -Per Ken, instead of being 1/4 inch thick it would be ~1/8th inch. > > -The rim is directly on the edge and recessing it will make filling it with > paint challenging. I would eliminate the rim > > -As Ken suggested, swords on the forward end and pointing forward. Different > one each for Port and Starboard. > > -Slightly larger (1/2 inch added to height and width) so as to cover the > original hole and overlap by 1/4 inch on all sides > > -As already discussed while you were originally designing yours, provide > options for various model numbers. As I see it, this is the option which > opens this project to all C&C owners. > > -Maybe these "specs" could be kept and managed on the photo album for future > owners. A profit margin could be added with proceeds forwarded to Stu. > > -If we initially drum up enough interested owners I believe it would justify > a FREE set of plates for you. I'm thinking that if we get the per plate > price near $50 it would be very easy to justify. > > Thanks a bunch Ken and Gary! > > Josh Muckley > S/V Sea Hawk > 1989 C&C 37+ > Solomons, MD > > Hello Everybody, > > While we are on the subject of C&C 37+ nameplates for sale, I have another > option to put foreward. > > As some of you already know, my boat has custom made stainless steel name > plates on each side of my cabin top. > > A few photos of them have been circulated in the past. Here is a link to one > of those photos: > > https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/gh_Za0epuiPkRaZG8fo1NJPE0LDMN2ciJXnWeEGp-rNpYrfVT6JnE_285WjjvuqE_AW-tQ=w1896-h791 > > <https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/gh_Za0epuiPkRaZG8fo1NJPE0LDMN2ciJXnWeEGp-rNpYrfVT6JnE_285WjjvuqE_AW-tQ=w1896-h791> > > ...and in context: > > https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/hWpYcECinHHDMdWwInzVRGSJhWrC0uqlrxElnqjjJWAQZ5gtjFCJUWEJmMCBAK2CnQIuFw=w1896-h791 > > <https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/hWpYcECinHHDMdWwInzVRGSJhWrC0uqlrxElnqjjJWAQZ5gtjFCJUWEJmMCBAK2CnQIuFw=w1896-h791> > > The plates are made of 11 gauge (1/8") stainless,the letters and symbols > recessed and then infill painted. > > Because of the ongoing discussion of name plates I removed mine from the boat > last week and took them to a local business (Protocase) that makes this sort > of thing and specializes in one offs and small quantities and regularly ships > all over North America (and Europe). > > Protocase tells me they can easily reproduce these plates exactly the same as > mine or any variation of that layout for the prices listed below, in Canadian > dollars. Remember, the Canadian dollar is in the toilet right now so the US > members on the list will pay considerably less in US dollars. As of a few > minutes ago (according to Google) 1 Canadian Dollar equals 0.70 US Dollar. > > These prices DO NOT include the infill paint, this shop isn't set up to do > that yet (they hope to be able to offer this service very soon, perhaps as > soon as next week). These guys (and girls) are into customer satisfaction. > > 46088-1 NAME PLATE (C&C 37+) REV(-) Quantity 1 Lead Time: 2-3 business days. > Shipping is also included in these prices, not extra (FedEx- 2 business days). > > Quantity Product Unit Price > 1 NAME PLATE (C&C 37+) REV(-) $130.98 > 1 Setup Fee $70.00 > 1 Design Services Fee $40.00 > > A second, identical plate would not incur an additional $70.00 Setup Fee or > the $40.00 Design Services Fee AND the Unit Price would also drop some. > > By the time you are ordering 10 or more IDENTICAL plates the unit price drops > to $53.00 each plus only one charge of the Setup Fee and the Design Services > Fee for the entire order. So a group order, allowing them to make plates in > batches, makes sense for everybody. > > Variations on the plate's layout (say, to have the sword pointing toward the > bow on each side of the boat) or lettering changes (to have C&C 37/40+ or C&C > 37 XL or whatever) will incur some variation of the $70.00 Setup Fee (the > simpler the change the lower the set up fee) but probably will be exempt from > the $40.00 Design Fee for each variation on the theme. > > They did provide a quote on a pdf but Stu's List doesn't allow attachments. > Or if I could attach it, I didn't want to eat up his bandwidth, so I didn't > try. > > This is the company's website (if you'r curious): http://www.protocase.com/ > <http://www.protocase.com/> > > Other quote and contact info below: > > Quotation - Shipping Included > Quote Number: 46088 > Date: 2016-01-11 > Sales Person: Shirley Evely > Valid Until: 2016-01-21 > Phone: 1-866-849-3911 <tel:1-866-849-3911> > Email: sev...@protocase.com <mailto:sev...@protocase.com> > Website: www.protocase.com <http://www.protocase.com/> > > IF A GROUP ORDER CAN BE ASSEMBLED THEY WILL DISCOUNT ALL FEES AND UNIT PRICES > SO IF WE CAN ORGANIZE THAT THROUGH STU'S LIST IN ADVANCE OF PLACING AN ORDER > THE PRICES WILL COME DOWN. THIS INCLUDES VARIATIONS ON THE LAYOUTS, > LETTERING AND DESIGN. > > I hope this is reasonably clear, Any questions, fire away. > > Ken Heaton & Anne Tobin > S/V Salazar - Can 54955 > C&C 37/40 XL - Hull # 67 > Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia > > > > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > From: Shirley Evely <sev...@protocase.com <mailto:sev...@protocase.com>> > Date: 11 January 2016 at 12:11 > Subject: RE: Stainless steel name plates (46088) > To: kenhea...@gmail.com <mailto:kenhea...@gmail.com> > > > Hello Ken and welcome back to a new week, > > > > Sounds great. Please see the quote attached. I have a couple of different > qty.’s included, but please let me know if you are looking for different > volumes. The setup fee is a one-time fee, which is waived if you wish to > order the same units again. Shipping is also included (FedEx- 2 business days) > > > > Thank you and I look forward to your response. > > > > Christin on behalf of Shirley > > > > From: Ken Heaton [mailto:kenhea...@gmail.com <mailto:kenhea...@gmail.com>] > Sent: Friday, January 08, 2016 5:18 PM > To: Shirley Evely > Subject: Re: Stainless steel name plates (46088) > > > > Hello Christin, > > > > A price on just making the plates to the correct size with rounded corners, > drilled, countersunk holes and the engraving would be fine, thank you. > > > > Ken H. > > > > > > On 8 January 2016 at 17:11, Shirley Evely <sev...@protocase.com > <mailto:sev...@protocase.com>> wrote: > > Hello Ken, > > > > It’s Christin here on Shirley’s behalf. > > > > I would like to share more details/feedback from our Engineering team. > > > > We can do the engraving but we can't fill the letters with paint, would you > like a quote for just the engraving? > > > > The material is 11 gauge (1/8") stainless, which we do stock. > > > > Please let me know if you have any questions. > > > > Thank you, > > > > Christin on behalf of > > Shirley Evely > Sales Manager > Protocase, Inc. > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Email address: > CnC-List@cnc-list.com <mailto:CnC-List@cnc-list.com> > To change your list preferences, including unsubscribing -- go to the bottom > of page at: > http://cnc-list.com/mailman/listinfo/cnc-list_cnc-list.com > <http://cnc-list.com/mailman/listinfo/cnc-list_cnc-list.com> > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Email address: > CnC-List@cnc-list.com <mailto:CnC-List@cnc-list.com> > To change your list preferences, including unsubscribing -- go to the bottom > of page at: > http://cnc-list.com/mailman/listinfo/cnc-list_cnc-list.com > <http://cnc-list.com/mailman/listinfo/cnc-list_cnc-list.com> > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Email address: > CnC-List@cnc-list.com <mailto:CnC-List@cnc-list.com> > To change your list preferences, including unsubscribing -- go to the bottom > of page at: > http://cnc-list.com/mailman/listinfo/cnc-list_cnc-list.com > <http://cnc-list.com/mailman/listinfo/cnc-list_cnc-list.com> > > > <DSC08375~2.jpg>_______________________________________________ > > Email address: > CnC-List@cnc-list.com > To change your list preferences, including unsubscribing -- go to the bottom > of page at: > http://cnc-list.com/mailman/listinfo/cnc-list_cnc-list.com >
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