Location of Boat Name

[Shabuba]

I just purchased a 2022 R-31 CB and am wondering what other owners think about the best location for the boat's name and hailing port given the location of the propane tank storage box and the fact that a dinghy will be attached. What have the rest of you done?

 

[Bruce Moore]

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[gswearin]

I’m sure you’ll get good advice here, but check out Margaux’s marine graphics gallery. She has a couple 31’s posted.

 

[adueser]

If the boat is Coast Guard documented then there are lettering requirements in height and location.


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[Sandro]

Hi. I have a r29 cb and actually thought a lot about this! Ended up with name on both sides at the bow, and name and hailing port on the propane holder on the stern. White on blue for bow and blue on white for the stern. Came out great.

 

[johnbenj]

You can look in the photo album for Amoreena to see where I put the lettering. The home port is on the transom where the propane locker is.

 

[Red Raven]

In addition to using the propane box we added the name and home port to the bottom of our dinghy. Note: We have to use special care when landing or beaching the dinghy though to avoid damage to the lettering.

Curt

 

[Haifisch]

We did the port and star bow just under the rub rail. For the stern, name just above the propane locker, hailing port on the propane locker. All of this is duplicated on the bottom of the dinghy visible when it is flipped up. (You don’t actually need to do this for documentation purposes, I just like the way it looks on the bottom.

 

[FlyMeAway]

I am assuming that you plan to document the vessel. If you don't plan to document, you're subject to state law (and many states do not require boat names or hailing ports at all so you can do whatever you want).

At the stern, we had home port on the propane box and boat name on the transom above; even with a dinghy, this technically appears to comport with USCG requirements as it is clearly visible outside the hull (the regs don't stipulate clearly visible from a particular distance, and I couldn't find clarifying case law) -- 46 CFR 67.123. We also put the dinghy name and hailing port on the bottom of the dinghy, but that was more for aesthetics and might be overkill.

Adding it to the dinghy bottom was only an additional $150 or so (incl. install), so it seemed like a good belt-and-suspenders approach. Prisma in Seattle does great work and is affordable ($1000 for the entire job, which was text plus a ship's graphic/logo we designed).

 

[Shabuba]

Thanks to you all. Yes, I will be documented. I am trying to decide whether to put it all in center as some of you have recommended, or to put it all on port side, as I have also seen. Or name on port, and hailing port in center on box.
I Iooks like owners use various set ups so I have a decision to make.

 

[Red-27]

On my boat the name and port are on the sides of the boat at the back.