Putting numbers and sticker on dinghy

[ris]

Some one let me know how you put numbers and the state sticker on a blow up dinghy? Mine only lasted 3 inflations before they fell off. All ideas would be appreciated. Thanks

[jrcanoe]

While technically not legal here in PA I use # boards that I zip tie to the gunnels of my cedar strip canoe. Never had a problem with fish & boat They have only remarked how beautiful my canoe is and how they wouldn't put stickers on it either.

[Russ]

Do you have to register a canoe?

I don't know about stickers on a rubber boat. Maybe cut out vinyl numbers and glue them on with some kind of adhesive for rubber.

[yukonbob]

My first choice would be stencils and some paint.

[Norca]

The admiral did ours with a permanent marker, using stencils,
The boat see little use, but still not too bad after 2 years.
It will be easy to re-do when it starts to fade.

[jrcanoe]

Do you have to register a canoe?

Yes if you want to use PA fish & boat access ramps , State parks or run an electric or gas motor. The Law states that boats should be registered for the place of waters of principal use but how do I prove my canoe has more Canadian river miles than anywhere else!

[jrcanoe]

http://www.boatingmag.com/how-to/instal ... table-boat
You could buy above but I just used a piece of plastic molding that goes on the bottom of walls.

[Chinook]

West Marine carries a dinghy numbering kit which works reasonably well. You mail in your registration numbers and receive back a pair of flexiblle panels with the numbers printed on them, along with a place for the registration stickeer.
WM sells a special adhesive, designed for attaching the panels to inflatables. It's important to meticulously follow instructions, but the setup works fairly well and it looks good.

[Obelix]

The best solution I found and applied was to get templates and paint the numbers on the dinghy.
WM is selling special paint and templates for this purpose.

Obelix

[NiceAft]

The best solution I found and applied was to get templates and paint the numbers on the dinghy.
WM is selling special paint and templates for this purpose.

Obelix

That is what I did. The paint which is used is flexible, and has stayed on my Hypalon inflatable for years. Keeping registration stickers on has been a problem.

Ray

P.S. I see ris is in Frostproof, FL. Where I was this weekend (New Hartford, NY), it was as low as -18F with a wind chill of -35F.

[shrektruck]

You've got to put the stickers on a stainless plate and then screw the plate to the inflatable part...make sure you use stainless screws too.