About Harbor Plaque Co
Clear names on the water and along the dock.
Harbor Plaque Co makes slip signs, boat nameplates, gear tags and yacht club plaques to order, built around each marina's slip list and each boat's name.
A collection built around the occasion
A berth number stays with the slip while a boat name travels with the vessel. Our collection separates permanent marina identification from personal vessel displays, and gives sailing achievements and waterfront dedications their own presentation formats.
Harbor Plaque Co offers 9 marina and boat plaque designs. Most are ordered by marinas, yacht clubs and boat owners, usually for new boat, rename and gift. They fall into 3 groups: boat and berth identification (4), marina wayfinding and welcome (2) and club awards and dedications (3).
Compare all 9 marina and boat plaque designsDifferent pieces for different purposes
Custom Boat Nameplate
Describe the installation location and whether the piece is decorative or intended to satisfy a particular marking requirement. Provide any applicable specification separately; a nameplate design does not establish registration compliance.
Yacht Club Member Plaque
Distinguish an annual membership recognition from a life-membership honor. Use the club's approved title and dates, with a short dedication if the piece also thanks the member for a specific contribution.
Full-Color Marina Map & Sign Package
Use the current site plan and have the marina verify every destination and route. A visitor map is separate from an approved emergency plan; supply any required safety content through the responsible operator.
How Harbor Plaque Co takes a brief to an approved design
Custom dock and boat nameplate design
Start from your marina's dock letters, slip numbers and burgee. We draw slip signs, boat nameplates and entrance signs that read as one set from the water and the dock.
Custom dock and boat nameplate design in detailEngraved boat nameplates and slip plates
Boat names, home ports, slip numbers and member names are engraved from the exact spelling you send, including the spacing and capitals in a vessel's name.
Engraved boat nameplates and slip plates in detailYacht club plaque and dock sign proofs
Before anything is cut, read every slip number, boat name, class and placing on a proof against your dock plan, entry list or club records.
Yacht club plaque and dock sign proofs in detailOrder terms in brief: Low minimums · production takes no more than 7 days, plus transit · rush available · worldwide shipping · 100% satisfaction refund. Full wording in the FAQ.
Dock and Boat Nameplate: concept views
The first 7 images are AI-generated design views of the Dock and Boat Nameplate; the last is a collection setting. None is completed customer work.
Harbor Plaque Co shows its marina and boat plaques as AI-generated design concepts and labeled planning illustrations; example inscriptions are layouts, not customer testimonials. Your approved proof sets the final piece.
Harbor Plaque Co guides to marina and boat plaques
All buying guidesGive the berth a stable location identity and the vessel its approved personal name, then decide which physical pieces should change when occupancy changes.
A maker-side layout guide with character counts and letter-height planning, plus a plain summary of the federal name and hailing port marking rules for documented vessels cited to 46 CFR Part 67, stating clearly that a Harbor Plaque Co decorative plaque is not a substitute for required markings.
Count complete two-sided direction-sign assemblies for the order, then maintain a separate face schedule for wording and orientation approval.
Keep fixed berth identity separate from boat names and temporary marina information. Approve the location, reading direction and mounting for each sign, then group the order by dock or vessel. Recognition awards and commemorative pieces need their own presentation schedule.