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10-07-2014, 15:36
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Registered User
Join Date: Jul 2014
Location: long island sound
Boat: sea ray ec 390
Posts: 2
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Zodiac Registration yes or no
I was told that if I put T/T with my boat name on my Zodiac I don't have to register it does anyone know if this is true
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10-07-2014, 15:46
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Moderator Emeritus
Join Date: May 2008
Location: Fort Lauderdale, FL
Boat: 48 Wauquiez Pilot Saloon
Posts: 5,975
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Re: zodiac registration yes or no
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Originally Posted by harry pirate
I was told that if I put T/T with my boat name on my Zodiac I don't have to register it does anyone know if this is true
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Sure... As long as the only thing that powers it are oars or a bedsheet...
PS: WELCOME TO CF Harry!
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10-07-2014, 15:59
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Senior Cruiser
Join Date: Nov 2013
Location: Port Moresby,Papua New Guinea
Boat: FP Belize Maestro 43 and OPBs
Posts: 12,888
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Re: zodiac registration yes or no
Depends on where you are. Every country has their own rules.
(This is an international forum and you don't show a location)
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11-07-2014, 04:27
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Senior Cruiser
Join Date: Mar 2003
Location: Thunder Bay, Ontario - 48-29N x 89-20W
Boat: (Cruiser Living On Dirt)
Posts: 49,136
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Re: Zodiac Registration yes or no
Greetings and welcome aboard the CF, Harry.
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"If you didn't have the time or money to do it right in the first place, when will you get the time/$ to fix it?"
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11-07-2014, 05:16
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Senior Cruiser
Join Date: Nov 2013
Location: Port Moresby,Papua New Guinea
Boat: FP Belize Maestro 43 and OPBs
Posts: 12,888
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Re: Zodiac Registration yes or no
If you're in or visiting Australia, every state is different and it gets real messy:
Bow 2 Stern - Australia's Free Boating Publication
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11-07-2014, 05:37
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Senior Cruiser
Join Date: Mar 2003
Location: Thunder Bay, Ontario - 48-29N x 89-20W
Boat: (Cruiser Living On Dirt)
Posts: 49,136
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Re: Zodiac Registration yes or no
The U.S. Coast Guard website warns:
“Documentation of your vessel does not cover the vessel's tender or dinghy. These craft fall within the jurisdiction of the motorboat numbering laws of the state of principal use. Please contact your state agency that handles the registration or numbering of motorboats for further information”
➥ USCG National Vessel Documentation Center, Fee Page
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"If you didn't have the time or money to do it right in the first place, when will you get the time/$ to fix it?"
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11-07-2014, 05:58
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Registered User
Join Date: Apr 2004
Location: Toronto
Boat: CS36Merlin, "La Belle Aurore"
Posts: 7,557
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Re: Zodiac Registration yes or no
Again another poster (welcome to CF) on a world-wide forum who poses a question that might have a different answer in every country.
No problem in the Bahamas, Harry. In Canada if the the motor is 10 hp or greater you'll have to license it and in the US you'll have every law enforcement agency in every State after you if you don't have it registered.
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Toronto in summer, Bahamas in winter.
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11-07-2014, 06:24
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CF Adviser
Join Date: Oct 2007
Boat: Van Helleman Schooner 65ft StarGazer
Posts: 10,280
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Re: Zodiac Registration yes or no
I am curious.... Outside the heavily policed areas of popular recreational waterways..... Has anyone ever experienced this being checked or enforced on a cruising yacht?
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11-07-2014, 06:26
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Registered User
Join Date: Apr 2012
Location: Florida
Boat: Seawind 1000xl
Posts: 2,592
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Re: Zodiac Registration yes or no
Quote:
Originally Posted by Pelagic
I am curious.... Outside the heavy policed areas of popular recreational waterways..... Has anyone ever experienced this being checked or enforced on a cruising yacht?
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Yes, it is widely enforced all over Florida. Since my inflatable is registered with the state I have never been stopped, but I have seen others stopped and ticketed in somewhat out of the way places.
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11-07-2014, 06:44
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Marine Service Provider
Join Date: Dec 2009
Location: Working in St Augustine
Boat: Woods Vardo 34 Cat
Posts: 3,865
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Re: Zodiac Registration yes or no
My experience is in the keys they only care if you have a life jacket and a light in a basic get to shore dinghy. If you have a flash inflatable with a big new 4 stroke you need to register it. I have used everything from 13' whalers and Avons with 50 horses to 7' zodiac with cruise and carrys in the keys. They don't bother the 7' guys.
On the west coast of FL they will bust your balls about it. A toss up on the east coast. other states? If you're clearly just passing thru and and not waterskiing behind it at the time, you're very unlikely to ever get a ticket.
A friend with an SSR registered yacht and really nice unregistered console Avon flew a British ensign and tooled all around Ft Lauderdale and told me he was never stopped. A British accent would help matters when stopped in this case.
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11-07-2014, 07:16
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Writing Full-Time Since 2014
Join Date: Nov 2008
Location: Deale, MD
Boat: PDQ Altair, 32/34
Posts: 9,567
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Re: Zodiac Registration yes or no
Quote:
Originally Posted by Pelagic
I am curious.... Outside the heavily policed areas of popular recreational waterways..... Has anyone ever experienced this being checked or enforced on a cruising yacht?
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Yes, several times. Both congested and very remote. Once they were looking to certificates of training (my daughter was driving and was young) and PFDs. Other times fishing permits. But they always noted the registration too.
I would also guess that without numbers on the side (very visible) I would be stopped more often.
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11-07-2014, 09:14
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Eternal Member
Join Date: Mar 2008
Location: Tarpon Springs FL
Boat: Cabo Rico 38
Posts: 1,987
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Re: Zodiac Registration yes or no
I'm on the West Coast of Florida and in regards to those waters all the posters are right on. In fact, in Venice FL there is one guy who seems to do nothing else but check registration numbers and that they are correctly displayed.
On another note, we once had a dinghy stolen from our marina. It was right next to mine. His did not have a registration number, mine did. Significant? I don't know but they did steal my oars to steal his dink.
My current registration numbers were bought through boat number plates, I opted for a bright orange background with black letters. If someone steals the dink, it will stick out like a sore thumb.
REGISTRATION NUMBERS FOR BOATS - Product Description
Rich
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11-07-2014, 09:33
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Registered User
Join Date: Sep 2011
Location: On a boat
Boat: 1987 Cabo Rico 38 #117 (sold) & 2008 Manta 42 #124
Posts: 4,172
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Re: Zodiac Registration yes or no
Quote:
Originally Posted by cabo_sailor
I'm on the West Coast of Florida and in regards to those waters all the posters are right on. In fact, in Venice FL there is one guy who seems to do nothing else but check registration numbers and that they are correctly displayed.
On another note, we once had a dinghy stolen from our marina. It was right next to mine. His did not have a registration number, mine did. Significant? I don't know but they did steal my oars to steal his dink.
My current registration numbers were bought through boat number plates, I opted for a bright orange background with black letters. If someone steals the dink, it will stick out like a sore thumb.
REGISTRATION NUMBERS FOR BOATS - Product Description
Rich
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Hey thanks for that link...
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11-07-2014, 10:00
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#14
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Registered User
Join Date: Apr 2012
Location: Florida
Boat: Seawind 1000xl
Posts: 2,592
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Re: Zodiac Registration yes or no
Quote:
Originally Posted by cabo_sailor
SNIP
I opted for a bright orange background with black letters. If someone steals the dink, it will stick out like a sore thumb.
SNIP
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Some folks also pint their outboard cowling orange, or pink, or lime, makes it much easier to find .
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11-07-2014, 13:48
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CF Adviser
Join Date: Oct 2007
Boat: Van Helleman Schooner 65ft StarGazer
Posts: 10,280
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Re: Zodiac Registration yes or no
Quote:
Originally Posted by thinwater
Yes, several times. Both congested and very remote. Once they were looking to certificates of training (my daughter was driving and was young) and PFDs. Other times fishing permits. But they always noted the registration too.
I would also guess that without numbers on the side (very visible) I would be stopped more often.
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Was this enforced as heavily before 9/11?
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