wrote:

I do remember the large wooden cruiser had to have certain placards
and such because of its size. The boat's owner took care of that
stuff. Those were the things I was concerned about.

All you had to do to find that info was google "USCG safety
requirements." I just did and and came up with this easy to read chart
of the minimum requirements for boats in each length "class:"
http://www.boatclix.com/buying/require.html

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Peggie
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Peggie Hall
Specializing in marine sanitation since 1987
Author "Get Rid of Boat Odors - A Guide To Marine Sanitation Systems and
Other Sources of Aggravation and Odor"
http://shop.sailboatowners.com/boat_odors/