If you are wanting an opinion I say yes, do the authentic decals then wax it immediately.

 

I pulled the decals off my truck cheesy 4x4 stickers ,i prefer to see the paint,so i wouldnt bother with decals but agree with smack wax it when you get it and ever so often after that 👍😎 when they see the paint they know its a yamaha 😉

 

I’d go with decals.
I recently repaired and painted a Yamaha cowling. For current models Yamaha has the decals at about $125 or so for the set. Bigger motors are more. There are aftermarket decals out there too, maybe a little less money. I think the motor looks better with than without. You also have a chance at making your own custom color scheme with the aftermarket guys.

 

How big of a job is repair on top of the cowling? Mine is damaged from the polling platform and did a temp fix job. Wonder if best to repair or replace. Either one, I would out the decals. Matter of personal preference I guess

 

Thanks, guys. I was thinking of putting the 250 decals on it! .

 

Side graphics are $32.91 per side from Boats.net

 

No brainer if you ask me! Just make sure they are straight as an arrow or my OCD will hunt you down and redo them...🤣

 

Factory decals won't catch more fish DB! Leave it alone

 

DB is a straight up, God-fearing, spit and polish, shiny and 4.0 kinda guy.... $10 says he puts the factory stickers on her!!! lol

 

Pretty sure I made about $2.75/ hour on that project, so no thanks!
But ask any questions you want and I will try to keep you pointed in the right direction. I’ve done a good bit of this kind of thing.

If you read up on the repair part, you can probably do it yourself. And there is probably an auto body shop who would spray it for you.

Epoxyworks - Building, restoration, and repair with epoxy

Building, restoration, and repair with epoxy

www.epoxyworks.com

Is a great resource for all kinds of epoxy work. Lots of boat stuff there and hours of reading if you are inclined. Tools needed for this are pretty simple and inexpensive. Mostly elbow grease. Especially compared to a boat.

One of these will fix most any fiberglass (or whatever they are made of) cowling.

https://www.westsystem.com/fiberglass-boat-repair-kit/