Aluminum Fishing Boat Registration Numbers | Compliance Lettering

Aluminum fishing boats sit low and get worked hard. Launched, beached, trailered, and stored through every Ontario season. Your Transport Canada vessel registration numbers still have to be displayed on the forward hull, and bare or painted aluminum is a fussy surface for cheap stickers. These are custom-cut marine-vinyl registration numbers built for aluminum hulls: cut to 75 mm character height on marine-grade vinyl, ready to press straight onto your bow.

Confirm your requirements: Transport Canada vessel registration and marking requirements apply to registered motorised vessels. Confirm the current size, placement, and format requirements at tc.canada.ca before ordering.

What You Get

• Characters precision-cut to 75 mm height on marine-grade cast vinyl
• Marine-grade cast vinyl that bonds to bare, painted, or powder-coated aluminum
• White, black, or custom colours. Pick what contrasts your hull paint
• Transfer tape and a curved/riveted-hull application guide included
• Made in Canada, rated for UV, water immersion, and freeze-thaw on a trailered boat

How It Works

Enter your registration number at checkout and choose a colour that contrasts your hull. Transport Canada's vessel registration requirements specify legible contrast between the characters and the surface. Your decals ship pre-cut and pre-spaced on transfer tape: clean the bow, peel, position, and press. Most boaters finish in under 15 minutes with the included guide.

Placement Guide

• Location: Both port and starboard sides of the bow, forward hull section
• Height above waterline: Above the waterline at all times, not on the transom
• Orientation: Horizontal, reading left to right on both sides
• Spacing: As issued, no abbreviation or reordering of registration characters
• On riveted aluminum, smooth a card over each character to seat the vinyl around rivet lines

Why It Works

Aluminum flexes and heats fast in the sun. Marine-grade cast vinyl is engineered to move with the substrate without peeling at the edges. Clear, legible registration numbers are standard practice for any boat on a Canadian waterway. These are cut to your exact number on vinyl rated for Canadian seasons.

Transport Canada vessel registration and marking requirements: tc.canada.ca. Confirm current requirements before ordering.