Maryland Boat Registration Lettering

Just like all US states Maryland requires boat identification information located on the forward hull (bow). Read on for a full summary of what you need to do to display registration identification on your boat.

General information about numbers

We'll guide you through the process of creating Maryland boat numbers when you click design now. Each state has specific verbiage as to their requirements. See the Maryland 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 (-)

Maryland 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!). Maryland has a nice boater guide book that everyone should review. The registration information portion is located Here.

Placement Information

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

Number Kits are Standard

Our maryland 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.

Maryland Boat Registration Numbers

What our customers say

Turned out perfect. Just what I wanted and great quality.

Alumaweld Intruder Fishing boat Lettering from Garret H, WA

Alumaweld Intruder Fishing boat Lettering from Garret H, WA

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Monday, October 19, 2026

Nitro Bass Boat. Love how the letters and numbers go on in one strip. No lining up and spacing individually.

Lettering from Doug M, MO

Lettering from Doug M, MO

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Wednesday, October 14, 2026

Easy to do and quick turn around.

Lettering from David J, FL

Lettering from David J, FL

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Thursday, October 15, 2026

Love my decals. Easy to apply. Perfect match

Lettering from Michael B, CO

Lettering from Michael B, CO

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Tuesday, October 13, 2026

Great choice of font and color combinations. Loved the immediate turnaround! The graphic is always a conversation starter at the marina.

Key West 219  Lettering from Dennis E, GA

Key West 219 Lettering from Dennis E, GA

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Tuesday, September 29, 2026

Nice decal, nice service, nice price!

2026 Pocketship kit Boat Lettering from Richard W, CA

2026 Pocketship kit from Richard W, CA

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Tuesday, September 29, 2026

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2021 Chaparral 347 Boat Lettering from Dana A, IN

2021 Chaparral 347 from Dana A, IN

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Wednesday, October 14, 2026

Love how my decals turned out! They look fantastic!

1982 Cheetah Jet Boat Jet Boat Lettering from Jeanine e, TX

1982 Cheetah Jet Boat Jet from Jeanine e, TX

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Tuesday, September 29, 2026

Absolutely love the look thank you for the help!

1996 regal ventura 8.3 Boat Lettering from Michael C, FL

1996 regal ventura 8.3 from Michael C, FL

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Wednesday, September 23, 2026

Great response time and everything worked out on time

Bayliner 4050 Bodega Boat Lettering from Marc V, UT

Bayliner 4050 Bodega from Marc V, UT

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Wednesday, September 16, 2026

They came out perfect but one thing I would have liked is that when ordering the decal I could have seen I real photo of how it was going to look. It took us forever to decide on what colors “sounded” right because we had only a computer generated image that wasn’t a life like photo. We had to take a chance. It worked out though.

2027 Xpress X19 Pro Bass boat Lettering from Aaron Z, FL

2027 Xpress X19 Pro Bass boat Lettering from Aaron Z, FL

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Saturday, September 19, 2026

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 Maryland

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

Conowingo Reservoir - Deep Creek Lake - Lake Habeeb - Liberty Reservoir - Loch Raven Reservoir - Prettyboy Reservoir - Youghiogheny River Lake