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A Registration number
B Name and hailing port

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C Colours and boat
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Lettering proofNumber 22.8 in long, 3.5 in tall; Name 30.5 in long, 6 in tall; Hailing port 27.2 in long, 4 in tall.22.8 inFORWARD HALF →21 ft boat, drawn to scale
3.5 in2.3 in gap
Number
22.8 in × 3.5 in
Name
30.5 in × 6 in
Hailing port
27.2 in × 4 in
  • MeetsNumber form is valid: OH 1234 AB (Ohio).33 CFR 174.23; Part 173 App. A
  • MeetsNumber letters are 3.5 in tall (at least 3 in).33 CFR 173.27(a)(2)
  • MeetsNumber face Block condensed (Oswald) is a plain, upright block letter.33 CFR 173.27(a)(2)
  • MeetsGaps between groups are set to the width of a "0" in this face: 2.3 in.33 CFR 173.27(a)(4)
  • MeetsLetter colour against the hull: contrast 11.48 to 1.33 CFR 173.27(a)(3)
  • NotePut the number on BOTH sides of the forward half of the boat, reading left to right, and no other number on the forward half.33 CFR 173.27(a)(1),(5); 173.19
  • NoteIf your state issues validation stickers, they go within 6 in of the number. Your state's boating agency sets where exactly.33 CFR 174.15

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