<br /><br />We received our vessels registration numbers but I havent gotten around to doing the numbers yet. I came to the same conclusion as you
the instructions are vague on this point. I am interpreting them literally; the number will be attached to the hull, not any cabin surface and not on any deck surface. We are doing some glass work (re-shaping the battery box) so I figured we would mold a simple plate with raised numbers out of epoxy and stick it to the hull in the engine room where it is clearly visible.<br /><br />When I thought about it I realized there is nothing you can do to put the numbers on the hull so that cant be removed without showing scarring. The materials we work with have techniques to remove any numbers from any medium and you would never even know they were there.<br /><br />Im also not comfortable with carrying the original documenting paperwork on the boat. I would think a copy should be enough. And the idea that a non-citizen cannot operate/pilot the boat while I am on it seems excessive for recreational vessels.
