Thread: MO rules for Registration #s?

The Missouri Department Of Conservation's favorite song, Charlie Brown, why is everyone picking on me.

There is a good guy in Warsaw who will give you different fonts and make a real nice looking decal with your numbers. As to the legality, it depends on the officer and how he feels towards you on that particular day as to whether your letters fit the rules. If you want the decal maker's info, just call down to Angler's Port Marine and ask them.

It also says the numbers have to be a certain distance apart. I think either 1" or 1 1/2" apart. The numbers I got at WM worked out good. When you put the blocks side by side the numbers were the correct distance.

I got stopped because i had no spacing between my letters and numbers. Bought my boat in ks and the letters and numbers have been on there ever since.

Pretty much checked everything out and gave me a warning. Truth be told... i still havent changed it.

Originally Posted by catman

I had the same thing happen at Thomas Hill once. Lake Patrol pulled me over because he couldn't read my numbers with his binoculars. Didn't give me a ticket but just a warning. My numbers were the right color just not far enough apart. He said I would get a ticket the next time he caught me. He was fairly polite and he was right, I just put the #'s next to each other without much separation. It was a brand new Skeeter that I had only had for 2 weeks, I sure hated scraping those #'s off but I did that day and the next day I saw him looking at me again with his bino's.

I got checked coming out of state park marina at Truman a couple years ago for the same reason. The letters were ok but too close together. I told him it was the first day of my trip and couldn't get the new ones on until next time. He said ok and said if someone else pulls you over show them this. He was nice and polite and so was I. Make sure the letter spacing is correct.

Here's the Regs,
Boat/Vessel Licensing - Additional Information.
Several companies making some very nice ones IGUANA GRAFIX is very popular,

Mine don't stand out alot but never had an issue. I did order them on line but now can't find the website. There are a bunch of websites that make them, Wow! Iguana is not automated but the one I used was. Not sure it matters.

Originally Posted by keeferfish

Mine don't stand out alot but never had an issue. I did order them on line but now can't find the website. There are a bunch of websites that make them, Wow! Iguana is not automated but the one I used was. Not sure it matters.

As fast as you run by them they're lucky to see what color boat it is!!