I recently took delivery of a new boat and just received my official Certification of Documentation (COD) from the USCG. The new regs specifically state that the official number: 1. Must be marked by ANY permanent method that cannot be obliterated. 2. Number must be affixed to some INTERIOR STRUCTURAL PART OF THE HULL. Some suggestions as to how some of you accomplished this.???? Thanks.
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Steve
Vinyl and Epoxy
Frank - I took vinyl letters/numbers from West Marine and affixed them to the rear of my port cockpit locker. After they were in place, I applied a coat of epoxy over them. The epoxy prevents removal of any registration element without significant effort. Fair winds, Steve S/V Options
Frank - I took vinyl letters/numbers from West Marine and affixed them to the rear of my port cockpit locker. After they were in place, I applied a coat of epoxy over them. The epoxy prevents removal of any registration element without significant effort. Fair winds, Steve S/V Options
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Bob
Bonded Plaque
Hi Frank, USCG approved my doc. # on a wood plaque bonded to the port bulkhead. You could cut the # into any structual member with a Dremmel tool - size and depth conforming. The actual location and description of the applied doc # becomes important if the yacht is stolen. USCG can fine if not to spec = Name, port and doc #. Hope this helps. Good Luck
Hi Frank, USCG approved my doc. # on a wood plaque bonded to the port bulkhead. You could cut the # into any structual member with a Dremmel tool - size and depth conforming. The actual location and description of the applied doc # becomes important if the yacht is stolen. USCG can fine if not to spec = Name, port and doc #. Hope this helps. Good Luck
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Tony
lazarette
Frank i did wht steve did on the inner wall of the lazarette i just appiled 3" numbers and painted over with epoxy it is cheap, easy to do, neat and permanent the rule is it must cause some disfigurement to be removed and this method does that tony
Frank i did wht steve did on the inner wall of the lazarette i just appiled 3" numbers and painted over with epoxy it is cheap, easy to do, neat and permanent the rule is it must cause some disfigurement to be removed and this method does that tony
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Garry @ S/V TASHTEGO
Numbers
Numbers in the Lazarette have a problem in that the other Coast Guard requirement is that they be "clearly visible." Whether that means clearly visible if you open the lazarette locker and take out all the stuff stored there is a debatable point. My numbers are in the cabin on the mast compression post.
Numbers in the Lazarette have a problem in that the other Coast Guard requirement is that they be "clearly visible." Whether that means clearly visible if you open the lazarette locker and take out all the stuff stored there is a debatable point. My numbers are in the cabin on the mast compression post.
Main beam.
At Cherubini we always made a special beam into which we engraved the COD numbers with a router. This thing was then epoxied into the cabintop structure at the main bulkhead ('station 3') and considered permanent. (It was structurally nonessential but actually did carry some load when installed.) Some owners had us gold-leaf the numbers. They'd be about 3 inches high, or even more. You could do this with any boat, making sure that the beam you make will bond securely to the main (mast-step location) bulkhead. Doing it right will add structural integrity to the cabintop (where it can never be TOO strong under a deck-stepped mast) and look pretty cool. JC 2
At Cherubini we always made a special beam into which we engraved the COD numbers with a router. This thing was then epoxied into the cabintop structure at the main bulkhead ('station 3') and considered permanent. (It was structurally nonessential but actually did carry some load when installed.) Some owners had us gold-leaf the numbers. They'd be about 3 inches high, or even more. You could do this with any boat, making sure that the beam you make will bond securely to the main (mast-step location) bulkhead. Doing it right will add structural integrity to the cabintop (where it can never be TOO strong under a deck-stepped mast) and look pretty cool. JC 2
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John
Numbers
Garry, I manage a Federal regulatory program. Trust me when I say that "clearly visible" is completely open to interpretation. I don't believe the USCG's intent was to require the documentation number to be marked on an interior wall inside a cabin. My boat is documented and I've placed my number in two locations: in the main bilge compartment where, upon raising the hatch cover, the number is "clearly visible," and on the interior wall of a large cockpit lazarette, where, upon lifting the hatch cover, the number is "clearly visible." Like others, I used West Marine three-inch vinyl letters and numbers, then covered over them with clear epoxy (I used the two-part West System 105 epoxy and 205 hardener).
Garry, I manage a Federal regulatory program. Trust me when I say that "clearly visible" is completely open to interpretation. I don't believe the USCG's intent was to require the documentation number to be marked on an interior wall inside a cabin. My boat is documented and I've placed my number in two locations: in the main bilge compartment where, upon raising the hatch cover, the number is "clearly visible," and on the interior wall of a large cockpit lazarette, where, upon lifting the hatch cover, the number is "clearly visible." Like others, I used West Marine three-inch vinyl letters and numbers, then covered over them with clear epoxy (I used the two-part West System 105 epoxy and 205 hardener).
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Peter J. Brennan
I was boarded
and passed muster with the numbers on the inside of the hull behind a panel in the head. The question of permanence was raised but evidently the coastie was satisfied. They are vinyl numbers epoxied over.
and passed muster with the numbers on the inside of the hull behind a panel in the head. The question of permanence was raised but evidently the coastie was satisfied. They are vinyl numbers epoxied over.
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Dick Carey
COD No. Location
Our Cert. of Documentation (COD) numbers are routed into a wood board (teak) which is screwed into the bulkhead in the aft cabin (the bulkhead aft of the engine compartment). Anyone poking their head into the aft cabin and looking left will see them clearly, yet they are not glaring at you in the main salon. It meets requirements. Dick Carey S/V Puffin 1990 H-33.5
Our Cert. of Documentation (COD) numbers are routed into a wood board (teak) which is screwed into the bulkhead in the aft cabin (the bulkhead aft of the engine compartment). Anyone poking their head into the aft cabin and looking left will see them clearly, yet they are not glaring at you in the main salon. It meets requirements. Dick Carey S/V Puffin 1990 H-33.5
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Steve C
nevermind
I found out what they are. Might of seemed like a stupid question, but my vessel is not USGC documented, only state registered.
I found out what they are. Might of seemed like a stupid question, but my vessel is not USGC documented, only state registered.
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