Next message: R.M. Czwarno: "Re: lv-ab: where to paint the vessel name..."
can anyone clarify for me the conventions on the painting of boat
names on hulls? where I sail (central Calif) the tradition seems to
be that the boat name (usually graphical in some way) is painted
on the sides just forward of the transom, or a bit further forward than
that but not extending past amidships. the home port is generally
found on the transom and the registration number replicated on each
side at the bows. this seems pretty consistent.
however up in BC I saw many boats with the vessel name painted up on
the bows and the home port sometimes on the transom and sometimes
painted in smaller lettering just under the name.
is this merely regional or a difference in regulations/conventions
between the US and Canada (or Calif and the rest of the world for all
I know)? does it really matter (if a vessel is not documented -- in
US parlance) where the name is painted? I am trying to decide where
to have the name painted on my boat (lying in BC at present) and don't
want to have to repaint it when she comes down to California for a
couple of years.
are there requirements for the size of letters in which a boat name is
painted, if it is for casual pleasure use only? inquiring minds want
to know before paying for a painter to do the art work :-)
de
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