FREEDOM RIDER IV to OFFLANDER
Boat names are tricky. I had looked at several boats I’d not have changed the name of and some that I definitely would. FREEDOM RIDER IV was a name that needed changing. Anyway I decided on OFFLANDER. I can live with that even though REEFER GLADNESS received the most votes when I posted about my boat name considerations. I’ve begun to remove the old boat name letters and prepare the hull for the new boat name letters. Coast Guard regulations require the boats name and home port be in characters at least 4” high. Obviously the old home port ‘San Fransisco CA’ was not. It measured only about 2.5” high. The rub rail and decorative blue strip made it difficult to add 4” home port under boat name. I’ve decided to just put the boat’s name on each side of the bow but will add the boats name and home port ‘Duluth MN’ on the stern and it will wrap around the pointed stern of my double elder. I researched ‘how to remove vinyl letter...