[bigdogandy]

Photoshop? Take a picture of the stern, erase the name that is there now, and then add in the name you're contemplating.
Also - consider vinyl lettering instead of paint. Much easier to apply and most graphics shops can produce custom fonts and colors for your application.

 

[bigdogandy]

OK - so we're all agreed vinyl lettering is the way to go - but back to Dave E's original questions, does anyone have any other suggestions for how to preview the look of the new name ion the transom? Photoshop works for me for this kind of thing, although it's a bit limited in the range of graphic fonts.

 

[bigdogandy]

This is the lettering on my boat - at least 12 years old vinyl letters from a local sign shop and still in great shape. Put on by the PO a couple of years before I bought her.