Cool ‘74 - need some graphics info
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Printed Date: March-03-2025 at 4:22am
Topic: Cool ‘74 - need some graphics info
Posted By: WetSet3
Subject: Cool ‘74 - need some graphics info
Date Posted: May-03-2022 at 2:53am
I recently re-purchased the first Ski Nautique I ever owned. It is a 1974. Was Ralph Maloons personal promo in 74 and original owner told me way back when the boat pulled the nationals in 1974. The guy I sold it to kept it in the garage and put 46 hours on it in 32 years. It now has 466 original hours on it. It was a crazy purchase, as I need another boat like I need a hole in the head, but it was always a great runner. Softer wakes than any of that era Nautiques I ever skied behind and a 255 hp ‘Palmer’engine, marinized by Thermo Electron, which is Crusader. The boat would bury the speedos over 50 with ease. It was the first boat I ran 35’ off behind and I always felt is was a great, unique old Nautique.
So now I want to make it a collectors item at my Ski Lake. Originally, red lettering with Royal Blue accent stripe. ‘Correct Craft National Tow Boat’ on the transom. The guy stripped the transom, painted the red to blue and got rid of the arrow and accent stripe. I am going to go back to original and need to know the following: - color of original red (I know rust oleum professional) - The spacing difference between Ski Nautique and the accent stripe - the thickness of the accent stripe. And if it tapers, what is the thickness at the bow vs stern. - height of ‘National Tow Boat’ it was on one line across the transom - I understand stencils are no longer available for the sides, but wondering if they, or a graphic is available for ‘Correct Craft’ on the transom. It was in all caps, with all letters the same size.
I am also in search of the original white-faced Airguides. The left one broke when I owned it and replaced it with a black one that can be calibrated. The right one is original, but the face is heavily patina’d.
All input is appreciated.
Thank you!
------------- Alan Baron
1989 Ski Nautique 2001 - Original Owner 1974 Ski Nautique - Ralph Meloon Promo, National Tow Boat 2010 Ski Nautique 200 1978 18' Hallet Mini Cruiser - Ex Ski Racer
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Posted By: Kristof
Date Posted: May-03-2022 at 4:25am
Oh... Pictures please 
------------- https://www.correctcraftfan.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=50377&title=what-have-i-been-up-to-on-my-89-2001" rel="nofollow - My '89 SN2001
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Posted By: WetSet3
Date Posted: May-03-2022 at 1:44pm
My pics are coming in upside down and cant figure it out. Any suggestions?
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Posted By: KENO
Date Posted: May-03-2022 at 3:31pm
Post em' anyways
Sometimes they come out right side up, sometimes they come out sideways and sometimes upside down.
It's nothing new and it's not you 
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Posted By: WetSet3
Date Posted: May-03-2022 at 6:18pm
   
Still filthy in these pics. More to come. Figured out how to load so they are oriented properly.
expect it to be very cool when finished. These are all of the pics I have at the moment. I will take more and send as I make progress. At least now she has had a bath, carpet cleaned, observers seat turned around, blah, blah, blah.
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Posted By: wayoutthere
Date Posted: May-03-2022 at 7:25pm
I have 2 of these for the transom, they are a decal stencil, stick it on, paint then peel. I also have the dimensions and font for the stripes and competition ski boat which are under correct craft for the transom.
I'm looking to have both correct craft, the stripes and competition ski boat made from mylar so they can be re usable. a national tow boat with stripes stencil would be nice to have as well.
Very happy to donate 1 of these decal stencils and the pdf of the stripes and competition ski boat to a stencil maker who can make what we're both after.
By the way, i traded a member for the decal stencils and i think what's a pdf of the stripes and competition ski boat, they are 100 percent exact in size and the exact font, hopefully the member power of correctcraftfan can find a stencil maker ( i've had no luck, primarily because the stencil would be something like 53 or 54 inches long, have to load a micro sd to get that exact number) Someone can make them.
Nice boat by the way, get more pics up
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Posted By: fanofccfan
Date Posted: May-03-2022 at 10:24pm
Sweet boat. Looking forward to seeing the other photos!
------------- 2004 196 LE Ski 1969 Marauder 19 1978 Ski
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Posted By: WetSet3
Date Posted: May-04-2022 at 2:19am
That is awesome. I got covered today on the correct craft stencil. I would love to get ahold of the file to get The side stencils created. I can be reached at alanbaron2@gmail.com. I’ll post more pics tomorrow.
Thank you!
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Posted By: Kristof
Date Posted: May-04-2022 at 4:00am
Very nice boat indeed!
------------- https://www.correctcraftfan.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=50377&title=what-have-i-been-up-to-on-my-89-2001" rel="nofollow - My '89 SN2001
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Posted By: KENO
Date Posted: May-04-2022 at 7:29am
WetSet3 wrote:

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There's something that's just "not quite right" about those Correct Craft decals at the back 
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Posted By: samudj01
Date Posted: May-04-2022 at 7:37am
Garzon studio has those decals to correct it. They are good quality and the right size.
And Stan has the side emblems. Looks like starboard is missing some.
------------- 78 Ski Tique, 72 Skier w/302's, 93 SN w/351 & 17 GS22 w/zr409 Previous - 99 Sport Nautique w/GT40 and 87 Martinique w/351
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Posted By: KENO
Date Posted: May-04-2022 at 7:52am
Click on the link for Stan's contact info, right out in your neck of the woods
http://www.correctcraftfan.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=49664&title=correct-craft-emblem-help" rel="nofollow - link
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Posted By: WetSet3
Date Posted: May-04-2022 at 11:26am
I already spoke with Stan. I should have the Emblems any day and I already have the decals from Garzon. I love the assistance!
I really would like to Get another period correct speedo, and re-do the faces so I have a matched set. or find another black one to match as a minimum. I am sure one or two will pop up
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Posted By: KENO
Date Posted: May-04-2022 at 11:46am
If you click on the link below, on page 6 you'll see some names that could be contacted about buying one(or 2) of those white face speedometers
Whether they're for sale or not probably depends on what somebody AKA you, wants to pay 
http://www.correctcraftfan.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=43078&PN=6&title=new-to-me-72-skier" rel="nofollow - link
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Posted By: wayoutthere
Date Posted: May-17-2022 at 6:58pm
I found a stencil maker who can cut stencils up to 92 x 44 inches.
I sent them a picture and a pdf image with dimensions for the transom. Should hear back tomorrow, maybe have a proof by the end of the week.
The stencil will be 10 mil mylar and reusable
Only thing i need is the distance between line 1 and line 2 on the transom looks like 2 1/4 -2 1/2 inches
anyone have a ski nautique and a tape measure i would greatly appreciate it.
Wetset can you post a transom pic
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Posted By: WetSet3
Date Posted: May-17-2022 at 7:37pm
Thank you!
I will send a pic tomorrow, although my transom is currently blank
------------- Alan Baron
1989 Ski Nautique 2001 - Original Owner 1974 Ski Nautique - Ralph Meloon Promo, National Tow Boat 2010 Ski Nautique 200 1978 18' Hallet Mini Cruiser - Ex Ski Racer
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Posted By: wayoutthere
Date Posted: May-17-2022 at 8:53pm
Someone or somewhere is a transom picture with the national tow boat second line, have to think it's less letters maybe the stripes are longer
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Posted By: WetSet3
Date Posted: May-18-2022 at 2:05am
This is awesome. Thank you. Do you know the distance between the upper and lower stripe? 1/2? 3/4”?
------------- Alan Baron
1989 Ski Nautique 2001 - Original Owner 1974 Ski Nautique - Ralph Meloon Promo, National Tow Boat 2010 Ski Nautique 200 1978 18' Hallet Mini Cruiser - Ex Ski Racer
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Posted By: wayoutthere
Date Posted: May-18-2022 at 11:33pm
I made some notes of the stripes from the sides of my boat in hopes it would help on figuring out the transom stripes. However it was a 3 stripe top shadow and bottom,
*they ran same width and spacing (approx) until the windshield (approx) then they tapered to a point* I edited this last sentance after looking thru some pictures on my phone
Edit in; the red and blue stripes are shaped and tapered very similar if not exactly as they were on mine minus the shadow stripe. the transom stripes are longer due to there being less letters, and the stripes wrap around the corners.
Stripe thickness and spacing as follows; top stripe 2 inch, 1/8 space, shadow stripe 3/8, 3/16 space, bottom stripe1 inch.
But i think you mentioned originally yours was a 2 stripe boat red and blue. Luckily in the reference section there is a picture of that boat with national tow boat on the transom.
Who knows maybe the ole man's boat was used in the brochure and theres a picture of now your boat when it was new. That's a triple whammy : originally the ole man's boat, & the brochure boat, that pulled the nationals
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Posted By: WetSet3
Date Posted: May-19-2022 at 1:40am
Thank you, I will try and sort it out and talk again. Yes, extremely similar. Mine does not have the deck stripe or I would have thought it was it, plus mine has a ladder.
Do you have the measurement from the rear corners to the bottom of the lower stripe?
------------- Alan Baron
1989 Ski Nautique 2001 - Original Owner 1974 Ski Nautique - Ralph Meloon Promo, National Tow Boat 2010 Ski Nautique 200 1978 18' Hallet Mini Cruiser - Ex Ski Racer
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Posted By: wayoutthere
Date Posted: May-19-2022 at 7:47am
Heres what i got on paint and transom layout. On the sides, the measurement is 9 1/4 inches from hull to bottom of stripe at the transom.(at least on mine) You see i don't have the elevations for the transom but that was before another member sent the transom pdf.
Someon has this era hull and a tape measure, maybe they could post elevation of and spacing between lines 1&2 on the transom, Same thing with the spacing on a 2 stripe boat
(betcha they had some sort of template and the spacing is the same between the top and bottom stripes on the 2 and 3 stripe boats with the middle shadow stripe being an option or something, that would make that spacing approx 3/4 inch)
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Posted By: WetSet3
Date Posted: May-19-2022 at 5:38pm
Than you so much.
This is very helpful.
I will take some more pic's lay out with some tape and see how it looks.
I am sure there are others that would like to see the progression.
Alan
------------- Alan Baron
1989 Ski Nautique 2001 - Original Owner 1974 Ski Nautique - Ralph Meloon Promo, National Tow Boat 2010 Ski Nautique 200 1978 18' Hallet Mini Cruiser - Ex Ski Racer
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Posted By: wayoutthere
Date Posted: May-31-2022 at 5:17pm
Mailman brought my stencil today, good quality, great customer service, fast turnaround. 78 bucks stencilsonline.
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Posted By: WetSet3
Date Posted: May-31-2022 at 5:38pm
That looks great.
I will reach out to them.
Thanks a million!
------------- Alan Baron
1989 Ski Nautique 2001 - Original Owner 1974 Ski Nautique - Ralph Meloon Promo, National Tow Boat 2010 Ski Nautique 200 1978 18' Hallet Mini Cruiser - Ex Ski Racer
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Posted By: wayoutthere
Date Posted: May-31-2022 at 5:59pm
Should be longer stripes on either side of national tow boat.
Reusable to about 20 times i think they said about the 10 mil mylar. Paint your boat, epoxy the garage floor, paint it on the man cave walls, paint your neighbors van, paint the middle of an intersection, slap it up on a bridge overpass, on the glass doors of city hall, dumpsters, trains, semi trucks,see where i'm going with this ?
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Posted By: WetSet3
Date Posted: June-01-2022 at 4:55pm
Dan, Can I get your last name. The Stencil guys need it to look up the order
Thank you.
Alan
------------- Alan Baron
1989 Ski Nautique 2001 - Original Owner 1974 Ski Nautique - Ralph Meloon Promo, National Tow Boat 2010 Ski Nautique 200 1978 18' Hallet Mini Cruiser - Ex Ski Racer
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Posted By: wayoutthere
Date Posted: June-01-2022 at 11:32pm
Download this picture and email it to them, that's how they made mine. In your email to them include how you want it to read national tow boat in 2 inch capital letters.
I'm not an e-mailer gadgeteer phone up my butt while walking and driving type, i called them, customer service was excellent. Proof accept and paypal was done online thru gmail.
Sending a pm out to ya now.
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Posted By: WetSet3
Date Posted: June-07-2022 at 10:30am
Just arrived!
Thank you so very much!
------------- Alan Baron
1989 Ski Nautique 2001 - Original Owner 1974 Ski Nautique - Ralph Meloon Promo, National Tow Boat 2010 Ski Nautique 200 1978 18' Hallet Mini Cruiser - Ex Ski Racer
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Posted By: WetSet3
Date Posted: June-07-2022 at 10:31am
Posted By: DrCC
Date Posted: June-10-2022 at 1:36pm
So, did you find the Airguides you need ? I also have a '74. I might consider selling my original pair of Airguides. They both have new white faceplates.
The decal that Keno mentioned "1925-1975" ???
------------- Keep it....from sinkin'
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Posted By: WetSet3
Date Posted: June-12-2022 at 6:26pm
I have not found them and would be interested for sure
------------- Alan Baron
1989 Ski Nautique 2001 - Original Owner 1974 Ski Nautique - Ralph Meloon Promo, National Tow Boat 2010 Ski Nautique 200 1978 18' Hallet Mini Cruiser - Ex Ski Racer
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Posted By: WetSet3
Date Posted: July-13-2022 at 12:52am
I know several of you were wanting more pics.
I am finally getting to tinkering with her properly.
I replaced the battery a couple weeks ago, got her fired up and took her for a quick spin. Thought I had an exhaust leak, turned out to be a hole in the riser. Ran ok but, but appeared to be starving for fuel at speed. Checked the vent, cleaned the anti-siphon valve, replaced the riser, did a little painting on the manifolds, changed the impeller, painted the pump bracket, pump and pulley. Fixed a crack in the fiberglass elbow at the riser. I removed the swim ladder, made new teak steps and I am prepping the transom for graphics.
Below are some more pics for your browsing pleasure.
More to come
------------- Alan Baron
1989 Ski Nautique 2001 - Original Owner 1974 Ski Nautique - Ralph Meloon Promo, National Tow Boat 2010 Ski Nautique 200 1978 18' Hallet Mini Cruiser - Ex Ski Racer
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Posted By: WetSet3
Date Posted: July-13-2022 at 1:12am
------------- Alan Baron
1989 Ski Nautique 2001 - Original Owner 1974 Ski Nautique - Ralph Meloon Promo, National Tow Boat 2010 Ski Nautique 200 1978 18' Hallet Mini Cruiser - Ex Ski Racer
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Posted By: WetSet3
Date Posted: July-13-2022 at 1:25am

------------- Alan Baron
1989 Ski Nautique 2001 - Original Owner 1974 Ski Nautique - Ralph Meloon Promo, National Tow Boat 2010 Ski Nautique 200 1978 18' Hallet Mini Cruiser - Ex Ski Racer
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Posted By: WetSet3
Date Posted: July-13-2022 at 1:29am
------------- Alan Baron
1989 Ski Nautique 2001 - Original Owner 1974 Ski Nautique - Ralph Meloon Promo, National Tow Boat 2010 Ski Nautique 200 1978 18' Hallet Mini Cruiser - Ex Ski Racer
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Posted By: mosinee77
Date Posted: July-13-2022 at 10:57am
Posted By: samudj01
Date Posted: July-13-2022 at 8:38pm
Looks great. The interior looks very nice in the pics. Are you going to put the additional red stripe back on the hull sides?
------------- 78 Ski Tique, 72 Skier w/302's, 93 SN w/351 & 17 GS22 w/zr409 Previous - 99 Sport Nautique w/GT40 and 87 Martinique w/351
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Posted By: WetSet3
Date Posted: July-13-2022 at 11:31pm
I am going to go back to full original, Red lettering and blue accent. I sure wish I could find some stencils, it looks like one side is markedly lower than the other and it is going to be tough, or impossible to match the transom stripes on one side as it sits....The fun of it all.
The little boy in the picture is now almost 40 years old. Fun times.
------------- Alan Baron
1989 Ski Nautique 2001 - Original Owner 1974 Ski Nautique - Ralph Meloon Promo, National Tow Boat 2010 Ski Nautique 200 1978 18' Hallet Mini Cruiser - Ex Ski Racer
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Posted By: WetSet3
Date Posted: July-22-2022 at 11:31am
A little progress update. Went with vinyl at least for the moment on the transom to get the lines laid out for the sides. Ladder back, Side stickers, exhaust riser and fixed Correct Craft Emblem.
I am in touch with Al Thomas and hull side graphics coming next!
------------- Alan Baron
1989 Ski Nautique 2001 - Original Owner 1974 Ski Nautique - Ralph Meloon Promo, National Tow Boat 2010 Ski Nautique 200 1978 18' Hallet Mini Cruiser - Ex Ski Racer
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Posted By: wayoutthere
Date Posted: July-22-2022 at 5:39pm
Looks great, nice to see progress and pics, keep em comin. where did tou get the vinyl made?
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Posted By: WetSet3
Date Posted: September-06-2022 at 2:44pm
I had it made locally. Fast signs. I am having trouble hearing back from Al Thomas. I know he was very sick. Do you know any other good options for the hull side graphics. IMO mine are not good enough to replicate good enough without a lot of work.
------------- Alan Baron
1989 Ski Nautique 2001 - Original Owner 1974 Ski Nautique - Ralph Meloon Promo, National Tow Boat 2010 Ski Nautique 200 1978 18' Hallet Mini Cruiser - Ex Ski Racer
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Posted By: DrCC
Date Posted: September-11-2022 at 4:38pm
Looking good. Just sent a PM on the Airguides. I'll dig them out and get some photos for ya.
<<< click on my 74, (transom pics)
EDIT: looks like I can't post pics.
------------- Keep it....from sinkin'
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Posted By: WetSet3
Date Posted: September-13-2022 at 7:54pm
feel tree to text me at 949-933-2112
Thanks!
------------- Alan Baron
1989 Ski Nautique 2001 - Original Owner 1974 Ski Nautique - Ralph Meloon Promo, National Tow Boat 2010 Ski Nautique 200 1978 18' Hallet Mini Cruiser - Ex Ski Racer
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