Displaying the Registration Number and Registration Decals

The registration number and registration decal must be displayed as follows.

• Number must be painted, applied as a decal, or otherwise affixed to both sides of the forward half of the vessel where no other number may be displayed.
• Number must read from left to right on both sides of the vessel.
• Number must be in at least three-inch-high, vertical BLOCK letters.
• Number’s color must contrast with its background.
• Letters must be separated from the numbers by spaces: KY 3717 ZW.
• Decal must be placed behind the number (toward the stern) and be within six inches of and in-line with the number.