NOYB wrote in message
nk.net...


Where does the name have to appear on the boat? Gunwales? Transom? And
how soon after the purchase do I have to get that info stickered or
painted
on the boat?


Usually a documented boat has the name on the transom at a minimum, along
with the hailing port name. There are regulations as to the size of the
lettering of the hailing port. Also, the documentation number is supposed to
be permanently affixed to an internal structural part of the hull in a
manner in which it's removal would be noticeable. These numbers also have
size requirements. My boat has the numbers burned into a teak plank that is
affixed to a bulkhead in the engine room. I cheated by simply bolting the
plank to the bulkhead whereas most I've seen are glassed on.

I am not sure what the requirements are for a twin engine outboard though.
Seems there may not be enough room on the transom for a boat name and
hailing port.
BTW - Florida *is* one of the states that requires a state registration even
though the boat is federally documented. I had my Navigator in Florida
waters for over a year and was technically supposed to register it there.
(90 day rule). I never did and got away with it. MA does not require state
registration of documented boats, although I am sure it will occur to some
bureaucrat that it would be another revenue stream someday. One nice thing
about documenting the boat is that the yearly renewal is free and the USCG
automatically sends a renewal notice.

Eisboch