North Carolina Boat Registration Lettering

Don't let the DNR ruin your day. Make sure when boating in North Carolina you have the proper boat registration decals on your vessel.

General information about numbers

We'll guide you through the process of creating North Carolina boat numbers when you click design now. Each state has specific verbiage as to their requirements. See the North Carolina specific section below. The general requirements for boat registrations numbers are as follows:

  • A minimum of 3" letter height
  • A block style font such as (impact or arial black)
  • Generally located on the forward hull portion of the boat next to the DNR tag
  • A contrasting color to base color of your boat.
  • Letters separated by a space or a dash (-)

North Carolina Specific Registration Laws

Please review your state specific requirements before purchasing identification decals as they do vary from state to state. Our designer is setup to comply with the general requirements above. If you require a specific requirement not in our designer, just leave a comment at checkout and we'll adust your design (no big deal!). North Carolina has a simple PDF how and where to apply your numbers. Read it Here.

Placement Information

North Carolina specifies that boat numbers be placed on the forward portion of the boat (the bow) on both sides.

Number Kits are Standard

Our north carolina number kits are solid as a pair with 2.

You get two registration numbers automatically

How does my lettering arrive?

Your vinyl lettering is cut, weeded, and coated in a transfer tape ready to install. Installation instructions are located here. We have many optional installation accessories located in our accessories section.

North Carolina Boat Registration Numbers

What our customers say

Great product and the color selection is spot on for my Old Town Sportsman 106 MK Kayak! The install kit was definitely worth the extra cost. Shipping was ridiculously fast! Thanks for an awesome product.

2024 Old Town Old Town Sportsman Kayak Lettering from Kenneth K, AZ

2024 Old Town Old Town Sportsman Kayak Lettering from Kenneth K, AZ

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Monday, April 15, 2024

The decals were of perfect quality and a 95% color match to the factory Gator Tail logo red.

2024 Gator Tail Savage Series Boat Lettering from Brian B, LA

2024 Gator Tail Savage Series from Brian B, LA

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Thursday, April 11, 2024

Very easy to install and looks great

2023 Bennington Tritoon  Lettering from Gilbert H, AL

2023 Bennington Tritoon Lettering from Gilbert H, AL

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Sunday, April 14, 2024

Great product, delivered on time. Easy to install when using the installation spray, and letter sealer.

Lettering from Chuck S, NC

Lettering from Chuck S, NC

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Monday, April 1, 2024

Great product and delivered on time. Easy installation with the spray and sealer.

Lettering from Chuck S, NC

Lettering from Chuck S, NC

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Monday, April 1, 2024

Turned out perfect. The team even helped me to get everything right for a black backdrop.

2023 Tidewater 2300 Carolina Bay  Boat Lettering from Steven B, FL

2023 Tidewater 2300 Carolina Bay from Steven B, FL

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Sunday, March 31, 2024

Was worried there would be pixelation after enlarging so much…none whatsoever. Turned out better than I anticipated!

Bayliner Boat (both sides) Lettering from Jean-Luc K, NC

Bayliner Boat (both sides) Lettering from Jean-Luc K, NC

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Sunday, March 31, 2024

These are perfect, the rounded option made it even better.

2014 Moomba Mojo Boat Lettering from Ray P, MS

2014 Moomba Mojo from Ray P, MS

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Thursday, April 4, 2024

Great Product

2022 Tahoe T16 Boat Lettering from EDDIE S, FL

2022 Tahoe T16 from EDDIE S, FL

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Tuesday, March 19, 2024

Installation is a breeze , you can see it and place it before installation and know its where you want it before you ever stick it to the boat.

2020 Starcraft  Boat Lettering from Guy K, MI

2020 Starcraft from Guy K, MI

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Wednesday, April 10, 2024

Very happy with it. Came out great

Chris Craft.  Boat  Lettering from Wesley  D, NJ

Chris Craft. Boat Lettering from Wesley D, NJ

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Wednesday, March 13, 2024

In this video we provide a short walk through of the features of our online design tool. You can jump right in and play with it or watch this video if you want to see how everything works.

Lakes in North Carolina

You'll need North Carolina boat numbers if you are boating in these major lakes (and any other state owned body of water)

Badin Lake - Blewett Falls Lake - Chatuge Lake - Lake Hickory - Lake Higgins - Lake James - Lake Lure - Lake Mackintosh - Lake Norman - Lake Tillery - Lake Townsend - Lake Toxaway - Mayo Lake - Mountain Island Lake - Price Lake - Randleman Lake - Reidsville Lake - Tuckertown Lake - W. Kerr Scott Lake - White Lake - Lake Wylie