Thanks for all of the replies. It sounds like I should register the boat.

Considering it is under 16' and will not have a motor most of the time, I was hoping to avoid it. But it sounds like I should get numbers if I'm going to be in the salt or other navigatable waters running a 15hp. Do they patrol that pretty heavily?

It is hard to put in a lot of time and effort making a wood boat look really good and then slap block number decals on the side. Oh well, I built it to fish out of, not hang on a wall.

Thanks again,

SF