Virtually all states are in agreement on their regulations and Michigan is no exception, for Kayak and RIB owners who have a motor (of any size or type) on their kayak or RIB, you will need Michigan MC numbers. And yet, Kayaks (rotomolded PFTE) or RIBs (rubber of Hypalon) are hard to get regular vinyl stickers to adhere to. We have a solution for RIB and Kayak owners who need to apply Michigan MC numbers to their boats: stencils!
We make custom paint mask stencils with YOUR number sequence (and we send you a set of 2) so you can lay up your flexible soft stencil on your kayak or RIB, tape it, tape off an overspray area with paper, and apply either a paint suitable for plastic PFTE or special vinyl paint for RIBs.
We’ve been selling these for over a decade and they work great for kayaks, RIBs, PFTE/roto molded bass skiffs and similar boats. As soon as you put an engine on any of these boats, they require registration with your state or state watercraft registration authority. What type of paint do I need for kayaks? We offer guidance on installation for kayaks here, and we also recommend that you follow our general stencil Michigan MC number sticker installation here.
The type of paint you’re using depends on whether your boat is PFTE (“low energy plastic”) or vinyl or hypalon inflatable vinyl. The latter requires a paint that is flexible as the boat will be inflated/deflated. The flexible paint mask stencils should be applied when the boat is INFLATED fully. When you deflate and inflate, the vinyl paint will flex with the inflation and deflation.
If I paint the Michigan MC numbers on my boat, is it not permanent?
Yes it is, but so too, is any product. Vinyl can be removed – but those boat registration numbers stay WITH your boat even when you sell it. The numbers themselves transfer with the boat! So permanent painted on boat registration numbers are fine. And even the vinyl we sell here at boat registration stickers (dot) com is pretty permanent the longer it is on your boat.
You can order Michigan MC Number stencils and Michigan MC Number boat NAME stencils here:
Whether you have a RIB rigid inflatable boat or a kayak or bass boat, boat registration stickers has the right product for you!
We even offer boat NAME stencils too, so you can name your boat with a stencil and paint it on at the same time, too.
