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Misty Blue
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Now the sticker...In NH if your vessel is documented you are not required to show hull numbers. You must, however, have the annual decal posted in the proper space on the bow.
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This is correct. A number of years ago I was part of a US Coast Guard Auxiliary group conducting vessel examinatons (safety inspections) in Meredith and a beauty of a boat pulled into the docks. She had no bow numbers but she did have a NH decal located on the bow. Yes, she was a USCG documented vessel.
http://www.uscg.mil/hq/cg5/nvdc/nvdcfaq.asp#02
Vessels of five net tons or more used in fishing activities on navigable waters of the U.S. or in the Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ), or used in coastwise trade must be documented unless the vessel is exempt from documentation.
Net tonnage is a measure of a vessel's volume. It should not be confused with the vessel's weight, which may also be expressed in tons. Most vessels more than 25 feet in length will measure five net tons or more.