bow numbers required?

[brk-lnt]

Originally Posted by tis

I honestly wish I could remember more but it was quite a while ago. I just remember being told that we did not need to display the bow numbers. I think it must have been the guys at Irwin. Yes, we still would have had to register it, I think maybe with the Coast Guard as was mentioned. But I clearly remember we did not need the bow numbers. (no trick question! )

If it was a "documented" vessel you would have also needed to inscribe the documentation number on a (paraphrasing) "permanent/structural element of the boat in plain view (on the interior)".