I'd share that via pm if you want them to keep doing them

exactly!! I know someone who received a Cease and Desist letter from a certain #1 Company

the legality of it isn't a question, but the old adage of asking permission or forgiveness. one of the things to look at is if you have a boat any brand and it has a logo painted on it, you actually own that boat and the right to change the paint and add logos where you want. if you own a chevy truck, and want to add something on it with a logo as long as you aren't trying to sell said log for a profit and manufacture it using the trademark you would be 100% ok. I think even as a business if you make a product for someone for their boat and include the brand name i would find it near impossible for the manufacturer to sue and win... if that were the case, every boat that from every manufacturer is in violation of every person that painted them.

I think it's ironic that a guy who owns a Cigarette needs permission to put another logo on his boat but boat manufacturers have been copying and splashing other manufacturers hulls as long as fibreglass molded boats have been built. (Not referring to Cigarette, just a general comment)

RR

BTW, does this 36' hull look familiar?

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no wonder he's so damn expensive, lawyer bills

I have been involved with this type of situation with motorcycles. I have received the bible thick paperwork from lawyers a couple of times from the likes of Dodge and Shelby America. Here is the way it has worked out from my experience. If you own the property that the said logo is going on and you are not profiting from the sale of the property, you are not in violation as long as you own the property and do not go into manufacturing or representing this as a manufactured available product. Reference building a tribute car i.e. a HEMI that is really not a HEMI or your bicycle and you put HEMI stickers on it. Here is the catch, the person or company painting, manufacturing a part, etc. is liable to the logo owner IF they use said logo in a build, paintwork what have you and sell or give this work to you. It does not matter if a profit is made or not, permission and access from the logo owner must be obtained. I get the argument of hey I just want a logo on this part and install it, but the nuts and bolts of it are pretty cut and dry. Restoration of a logo has been ok from what I understand.
Officially licensed products from sports teams are the first example that comes to mind.

I bought new carpet for old boat from Corinthian. The cost for carpet with the logo increased by about $450 (if my memory is correct). I said, uh - no logo. $325 ish shipped (vs $775).

Did you buy another Cig?

Not yet.

You selling?!

Well, I am trying to play by the rules, and get the required permission needed. I have since located alternative methods of getting this done, but my calls are in and have been returned from Cigarette. I just hope this gets done before the Tickfaw, preferably well before that point. We will see.....