Inflatable Boat Rego Numbers
Submitted: Thursday, Mar 06, 2008 at 20:22
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Bill13
I had bought myself a Zodiac inflatable boat about a month ago and had intended to buy a 4hp Mercury outboard to push it along. The reason I was after a 4hp was to not have to pay rego.thus escaping having to have rego numbers defacing the boat as it is next to impossible to remove them in the future ( should this be necessary ). However a 6hp Suzuki 4 stroke became available at a very good price and I bought it. Does this mean that I now have to paint the rego numbers of the boat onto the inflatable and if so, do they have to be 150mm high as required in Qld?
Reply By: Dunaruna - Thursday, Mar 06, 2008 at 20:32
Thursday, Mar 06, 2008 at 20:32
If the motor is not sufficient to sustain a plane then the characters can be 75mm and on the stern only (or both sides if you wish), your choice.
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Reply By: Member -Signman - Friday, Mar 07, 2008 at 09:30
Friday, Mar 07, 2008 at 09:30
If you're gonna paint the rego numbers on- make sure you use the correct paint !! Paint that will adhere to substrate (I assume vinyl)- and won't perish or melt the substrate !!
Check with your local sign
shop- he may have a bit for you..
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Reply By: Member - Vince M (NSW) - Friday, Mar 07, 2008 at 14:17
Friday, Mar 07, 2008 at 14:17
As one the largest supplier of inflatables to Surf life saving Australia if you do paint your Zodiac find out which fabric it is PVC or Hypalon, being a small craft it will probably be PVC & most signwritters carry banner ink this will last as long as the craft & can be removed with some effort, If it is of Hypalon you need hypalon paint which is hard to get & expensive, I import mine direct from the US
all states are 150mm lettering of contrasting colour
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Follow Up By: Dunaruna - Friday, Mar 07, 2008 at 17:46
Friday, Mar 07, 2008 at 17:46
Vince, this is a quote direct from this website Maritime safety QLD)
http://www.msq.qld.gov.au/Home/Registration/Recreational_ships/
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Registration symbols
Your ship will be allocated registration symbols. These must be clearly visible in plain characters in a contrasting colour to the hull of your ship.
The size of the characters depends on the type of ship and must be able to be read from a distance of 30 m away
* ships not capable of planing must have characters a minimum of 75 mm high on both sides or on the stern
* ships capable of planing must have characters a minimum of 200 mm high on both sides
* personal watercraft registration symbols must be:
o displayed on both sides
o at least 100 mm high
o easily seen while the craft is underway
end quote.
The article refers to ANY vessel as a 'ship', including inflatables tenders although there is an interesting paragraph on tenders that may interest Bill13.
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Follow Up By: Bill13 - Friday, Mar 07, 2008 at 19:54
Friday, Mar 07, 2008 at 19:54
Dunaruna,
Thanks for that link to the Maritime Safety. I found it very interesting and shall follow that up with a phone call to there office.
Thanks to all others who offered advise. The stern seems the best option for me to place the numbers.
Bill13
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Reply By: Shaker - Friday, Mar 07, 2008 at 19:23
Friday, Mar 07, 2008 at 19:23
If you go to a sailmaker, they will cut you numbers out of the material that they use to apply sail numbers on to sails.
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