Frequently Asked Questions

Custom Backlit Yacht Lettering, Answered

YachtGraphx designs, fabricates and installs custom backlit name lettering, logos and illuminated signage for yachts — in laser-cut 316L marine-grade stainless steel, carbon fibre and lacquered acrylic. Below: cost, lead time, installation, warranty and worldwide service.

Fabrication is done at the Fort Lauderdale showroom and install teams travel to the vessel. More than 1,000 vessels lettered, including four of the five largest yachts afloat.

Every project is custom-quoted based on material, size, complexity, and illumination. Start with the Design Wizard to visualise your lettering and receive a detailed quote from the YachtGraphx team.

Most projects complete within 4 to 6 weeks from design to installation, including mockup, fabrication and professional installation.

Upload a photo of your yacht or choose a vessel, customise font, material, finish and illumination, then submit your design for refinement by the YachtGraphx design team.

No. Installation specialists use marine-grade adhesives and proven mounting methods designed for gelcoat, painted and fiberglass surfaces.

Yes. YachtGraphx ships globally and installation teams travel to vessels throughout the United States, the Caribbean, the Mediterranean and other major yachting destinations.

Coverage includes manufacturing defects and marine weathering, with worldwide service support.

Yes. The Design Wizard lets you preview lettering on your yacht, and more complex projects can receive a photorealistic design mockup before fabrication.

Yes. Owners regularly bring a character, a piece of artwork or a reference image, and the YachtGraphx design team redraws it as clean vector artwork suitable for cutting and illumination. The redraw stage is where the design is adapted to the transom: line weights are opened up so the shape still reads at distance, and detail that would be lost once the piece is cut and lit is simplified.

Owner artwork, turned into a backlit yacht logo

Each of these started as a reference image supplied by the owner, was redrawn by the YachtGraphx design team as vector artwork, then cut, finished and illuminated.

Tycoon yacht logo by YachtGraphx: the owner's reference image, the vector concept in Adobe Illustrator, and the finished backlit result.
Tycoon A top-hatted financier character supplied by the owner, redrawn as flat vector shapes, then cut and back-lit so the silhouette reads from the dock. See the Tycoon installation ›
Richy Tan yacht logo by YachtGraphx: the owner's reference image, the vector concept in Adobe Illustrator, and the finished backlit result.
Richy Tan A multi-coloured dragon wrapped around the vessel name, separated into colour layers and simplified so the scales survive cutting, with the halo carrying the outline at night. See the Richy Tan installation ›
Dr. No yacht logo by YachtGraphx: the owner's reference image, the vector concept in Adobe Illustrator, and the finished backlit result.
Dr. No A gun-barrel motif paired with the vessel name, rebuilt as a single mark that holds together at small scale, finished in polished metal and backlit. See the Dr. No installation ›

Still have a question?

Preview lettering on your own vessel with the Design Wizard, browse the installation gallery, or talk to the team in Fort Lauderdale.