Need help finding...

Rattlesnake Gal · 06-14-2004, 11:13 AM

I am trying to improve the look of our son’s room without going the sports and music poster route. Something we all can be happy with. I am looking for and not having any luck finding, posters and or photos of catamarans, V-hull, off shore race boats, cool engines etc. Things they both will like. Water/lake themed. Even an old prop or two would be fun. Any ideas of where I can look? (Nothing too costly, after all this is a camp.)
They are reasonably happy with the collages I put together reusing frames from unwanted pictures. . (The Red Neck Express, Amphibious RV, Hovercraft and Hover Car, but I don’t want to do the whole room with this.)
Any ideas would be appreciated. Thanks!

RI Swamp Yankee · 06-14-2004, 12:40 PM

Bizer knows where you can get the remains of a few outdrives. The pictures showed them in shallow water on the rocks. !

Paugus Bay Resident · 06-14-2004, 12:56 PM

Here's a couple of places to try:

Freeze Frame Video

APBA Photo Gallery

B R · 06-14-2004, 04:32 PM

take one wall and fill it with cutouts from boat magazines, pictures of the lake, water skiing, PWC pics..... it'll take a lot of pictures (reason for only one wall). then use wall paper paste and put them up in a collage. i've seen it done before . you can spend all day finding new pictures on their walls.

Bear Guy · 06-14-2004, 04:42 PM

Another option is Ebay, (if you are web-inclined and patient).
A quick search for propeller turned up several $1.00 used boat props. Be careful: shipping will cost you.
There are also oodles of posters for sale. You may be able to find something cheap and with the subject matter you desire.

murph · 06-14-2004, 04:49 PM

Try Allposters.com
I have purchased several posters/prints from them.

Rattlesnake Gal · 06-14-2004, 07:25 PM

Thanks to all for the good advise. There just are not any inexpensive muscle boat or catamaran posters out there. Plenty of other sports covered though. (Freeze Frame had great stuff, just more than I wanted to spend.) Maybe I will contact the manufacturers directly and see what they can do. I will keep my eyes open for an inexpensive prop too. (Of course the ones I like on E-bay are pricey!) I personally liked the small cutouts idea. It got vetoed.

My son just told me not to worry about finding anything, so I will take my time and look around. Something will turn up eventually. Thanks again!

Lin · 06-15-2004, 06:34 AM

Rattlesnake Gal, have you tried any of the dealers or manufacturers for promo posters?

06-14-2004, 11:13 AM	#1
Rattlesnake Gal Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Central NH Posts: 5,252 Blog Entries: 1 Thanks: 1,451 Thanked 1,349 Times in 475 Posts	Need help finding... I am trying to improve the look of our son’s room without going the sports and music poster route. Something we all can be happy with. I am looking for and not having any luck finding, posters and or photos of catamarans, V-hull, off shore race boats, cool engines etc. Things they both will like. Water/lake themed. Even an old prop or two would be fun. Any ideas of where I can look? (Nothing too costly, after all this is a camp.) They are reasonably happy with the collages I put together reusing frames from unwanted pictures. . (The Red Neck Express, Amphibious RV, Hovercraft and Hover Car, but I don’t want to do the whole room with this.) Any ideas would be appreciated. Thanks!

06-14-2004, 12:40 PM	#2
RI Swamp Yankee Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: North Kingstown RI Posts: 688 Thanks: 143 Thanked 83 Times in 55 Posts	Bizer knows where you can get the remains of a few outdrives. The pictures showed them in shallow water on the rocks. ! __________________ Gene ~ aka "another RI Swamp Yankee"

06-14-2004, 04:32 PM	#4
B R Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 140 Thanks: 0 Thanked 2 Times in 1 Post	wallpaper magazine clip take one wall and fill it with cutouts from boat magazines, pictures of the lake, water skiing, PWC pics..... it'll take a lot of pictures (reason for only one wall). then use wall paper paste and put them up in a collage. i've seen it done before . you can spend all day finding new pictures on their walls. __________________ "You ain't gonna learn what you don't want to know"

06-14-2004, 04:42 PM	#5
Bear Guy Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: FL, Bear Is. Posts: 185 Thanks: 46 Thanked 70 Times in 41 Posts	Ebay Another option is Ebay, (if you are web-inclined and patient). A quick search for propeller turned up several $1.00 used boat props. Be careful: shipping will cost you. There are also oodles of posters for sale. You may be able to find something cheap and with the subject matter you desire.

06-14-2004, 04:49 PM	#6
murph Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Westford/Meredith Posts: 66 Thanks: 0 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post	posters Try Allposters.com I have purchased several posters/prints from them.

06-14-2004, 12:56 PM	#3
Paugus Bay Resident Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Gilmanton, NH Posts: 754 Thanks: 136 Thanked 93 Times in 51 Posts	Here's a couple of places to try: Freeze Frame Video APBA Photo Gallery

06-14-2004, 07:25 PM	#7
Rattlesnake Gal Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Central NH Posts: 5,252 Blog Entries: 1 Thanks: 1,451 Thanked 1,349 Times in 475 Posts	Thank you Thanks to all for the good advise. There just are not any inexpensive muscle boat or catamaran posters out there. Plenty of other sports covered though. (Freeze Frame had great stuff, just more than I wanted to spend.) Maybe I will contact the manufacturers directly and see what they can do. I will keep my eyes open for an inexpensive prop too. (Of course the ones I like on E-bay are pricey!) I personally liked the small cutouts idea. It got vetoed. My son just told me not to worry about finding anything, so I will take my time and look around. Something will turn up eventually. Thanks again!

06-15-2004, 06:34 AM	#8
Lin Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Massachusetts & Moultonborough Posts: 673 Thanks: 41 Thanked 15 Times in 11 Posts	Rattlesnake Gal, have you tried any of the dealers or manufacturers for promo posters? __________________ Lin