Rosita was documented with the Coast Guard when I bought her in 2003. I have not been able to find the documentation number displayed in the hull as required so I decided to carve it in myself. I used vinyl letters as guides and carved them by hand using a Dremel tool.

Here is a quote of the requirements from the National Vessel Documentation Center website.

"The official number assigned to documented vessels, preceded of the abbreviation "NO." must be marked in block-type Arabic numerals at least three inches high on some clearly visible interior structural part of the hull. The number must be permanently affixed so that alteration, removal, or replacement would be obvious and cause some scarring or damage to the surrounding hull area."