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On Thu, 9 Jun 2005 12:26:37 -0700, you wrote:
>In reply to "", Norm "" wrote:
>
>> If a boat has registration numbers on the bow
>> it doesn't need a name so I would guess that
>> there are no requirements at all.
>>
>> If a boat does not have numbers on the bow,
>> so it is documented, there are requirements,
>> although, like navigation lights, rarely enforced.
>
>In the USA, state registration numbers (e.g., OR-914-NG) must be at
>least 3 inches high and in block sans-serif lettering (not script) and
>are customarily placed at the bow. (I believe the requirement is that
>they must be on the forward half of the hull or superstructure.) The
>state registration sticker is placed next to the numbers, just aft of
>them. This requirement is uniform among the various states of the USA.
>
>In the USA, a federally documented boat displays its name and hailing
>port at the stern, and the letters must be at least 4 inches high -
>again, in block sans-serif font.
>
The CG documentation site no longer specifies block sans-serif font.
It now just says legible.
>As you say, Norm, these requirements are not uniformly or reliably
>enforced. But it's best to comply, so as not to give the cops an excuse
>to write you up.
>
grandma Rosalie
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