SKI NAUTIQUE 2001 DECAL RESTORATION

Do you have the white checkered ones? I am not sure if time can make an exact repro of those. I know there was some discussion on getting them made but I dont know if it came about. However, I did stumble across these on white lakes website and they are on sale.
88 decals

Tim, Could you help me with decals for a '96 ski nautique?

Bama Nautique wrote: Bruce is no longer at N3.

Correct- word is that he's down at CC Corporate now. Brad Foutz (Bruce's son) is still at N3's parts department though.

Tim, it has the opaque. I can email you a picture. Thanks John

Yes my 2001 does have the checkered style, but if I can get someone to make solid white replacements or whatever the best option is, that would be great! Whitelakes site offers the "ski nautique" but they say they can't get the "2001". Let me know anybody that can print them!

Thanks guys!!

Andrew

ajburnet wrote: Yes my 2001 does have the checkered style, but if I can get someone to make solid white replacements or whatever the best option is, that would be great! Thanks guys!! Andrew

Andrew,
You need to think ORIGINAL!!! See the above post - please!!

does anyone have any decal installation tips. I got my decals from tim and I put them on the one side but I am struggling with air bubbles. I there a way to prevent this or easily remove them. The only way I have been able to remove them is poke a little pin hole and press them towards the hole. For some of the very small ones this is too tedious. So any advice for prevention or getting rid of these would be much appreciated.

For the little decal application work I've done, I give a BIG "AMEN" to spraying the surface with slippery water. By putting a tiny amount of soap in the water and misting the surface, the decals go on where you want and how you want.......... Huge difference! Taping down "as a hinge" is a great way to pre-place them prior to application..........

Yes,
Wow what a difference a little water makes, the other decals went on flawlessly!!! Wish I would have asked that first. Amateur mistake! Here are some pictures after the new decals. Thanks again tim!!!

Justin:

Decals look great! Love the shine on that top deck!!

The water is amazingly helpful, isn't it..........

Steve

They do appear to be on the wrong sides.

I just had my windows tinted and freaked out the next morning when I saw about 10 air bubbles in my driver window. Within a week they disappeared, apparently the film does allow air to pass through. Is this the same with typical boat decals?

Whoever replaced the decals the last time put them on backwards. I've seen a couple other replacements on the wrong sides. The factory never did that however. It's just decals though, it's not like the PO put the windshield on the transom...

Ok so now that I think about it and look into other models everyone else's went the other way. Also, now I am thinking that the decals that were on previous where not original. They were they white checkered ones that were much larger and I dont think the white checkered showed up until later. The guy that had it before me doesnt strike me as someone who does any cosmetic repairs considering the condition of the boat when I got it. Any thoughts? Oh well, mine is truly custom now. Stands out, it also matches the slant on my trailer decals now. So I will just say I did it on purpose. HA.

Thats weird wonder where those old ones came from. I never really paid attention to any elses only what was on there before assuming they were original and they were put on the same way as before. There is so many things not original on that boat its no big deal, add it to the list.

88 S NAUTIQUE wrote: I believe 1988 2001's was the only year for the checker style decals.   1989 had something different

88 and 89-90 were in fact different, but both are "checked".