Washington Boat Number Registration Decal Display Laws⚓

Registering your boat or watercraft in the state of Washington? You will need to abide by the Washington boat number registration decal display laws found on the Washington state Department of Licensing website.

We outline the basic display law requirements here on this page but more in depth information regarding Washington watercraft regulations can be found in this PDF document.

Washington Boat registration number display requirements

The vessel must display the boat number and expiration decal as stated below.

• Both port and starboard sides of the bow must display the registration number.
• Registration number must read from left to right on both port and starboard sides of the bow.
• Boat number must be in at least three inch high BLOCK letters.
• Color of numbers must contrast with the background as to appear legible.
• The letters must be separated from the numbers by spaces or hyphens. example: WN 2319 ZW or WN-2719-ZW.
• The boat expiration decal must be within six inches behind and in line with the number (behind meaning toward the stern).

To register your boat/watercraft for the state of Washington or to read more about Washington Boat Number Registration Decal Display Laws, you can visit the ‘Register a Boat‘ page of the Washington state Department of Licensing website through this link.

Easily install your boat numbers in one strip. Your boat numbers will have a nice painted on look once installed. Our Boat Number Decals are sold as a set Right & Left Side. All US States require 3″ inch tall numbers and letters spaced by 2 or 3 inches between the letters and numbers. See the example photo above. If you have more questions give us a call.

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