What form do California boat cf numbers take?

Answer 1

What Are the Regulations for the Vessel Registration Number?

The vessel registration number (CF number) issued by the department must be displayed as follows:

• Painted on or permanently attached to each side of the forward half of the vessel.
• Be in plain vertical block characters of not less than three inches in height.
• Be arranged so that it it reads from left to right.
• Contrast with the color of the background so that it is distinctly visible and legible.
• Have spaces or hyphens that are equal to the width of a letter other than "I" or a number other than "1" between the prefix and the number, and the number and the suffix. See the example below.

Example: CF 1234 AB