Documentation

[Gazelle Family]

our boat is currently documented with USCG and registered with the state of Oregon
some folks tell us that it is unnecessary to register with state if documented but others say different..
Thoughts?

[Adelie]

States want their pound of flesh. If you have residence in OR and don't have the boat registered with some other state they will have a case that the boat should be registered there.

If you fly low and don't arouse interest you can get away with the issue not being brought up by them.

If they take an interest in you you may have grounds to argue otherwise and may even be correct. But the argument will cost you in time, aggravation, money and potentially sailing seasons if you are required to appear to argue at times that you would like to be moving the boat through or out of hurricane areas. If they prevail you will be on the hook for back registration and penalties.

My recollection of specifics is that documentation allows you to skip placing the required state registration number on the bow but does not get you off the hook for the money. Long ago recollection so don't take it for anything like gospel.

[RabidRabbit]

Florida wants registration even if your documented, but you dont need numbers on the bow just the stickers.

[bobconnie]

If your not in ORE, ya don't need to register there ! our last boat was documented in OR, but we never took her there ! So never registerd her there ! but we did state register her in Louisiana, where we live.

[Gazelle Family]

Thanks folks
Not trying to cheat...
maybe vanity but the numbers and stickers make her look more like a ski boat than a schooner

[Fortytwo]

According to Oregon.gov

"Documented recreational vessels primarily used in Oregon waters must be registered."

State of Oregon: Titling & Registration

[RabidRabbit]

Yea that is vanity, get over it. Do you complain about your car license plates as well? What a ridiculous thing to say. Is that why you wanna document, because the looks? And some how your more posh and proper than a lowlife in a ski boat? aghhh

[denverd0n]

Originally Posted by Gazelle Family

maybe vanity but the numbers and stickers make her look more like a ski boat than a schooner

You do not need to put numbers on the boat, if it is documented. That's in the federal laws. They can make you register it, and display the little sticker (that's what Florida does), but they cannot make you put state numbers on it.

Beyond that, I don't know the law where you are. Some states require documented boats to be registered also. Some don't. You have to check specifically for the state you're concerned with. Every state these days has a website with the details you need.

[Rhapsody-NS27]

Every state seem to be different. Some states want USCG registered boats registered in the state too. They also want just a sticker on the boat to show it's registered in the state. I live in TN but required state registration but I plan to use my boat in KY where I'm told no registration required for USCG documented boats.

[Adelie]

Originally Posted by RabidRabbit

Yea that is vanity, get over it. Do you complain about your car license plates as well? What a ridiculous thing to say. Is that why you wanna document, because the looks? And some how your more posh and proper than a lowlife in a ski boat? aghhh

Be nice.

[Gazelle Family]

Originally Posted by RabidRabbit

Yea that is vanity, get over it. Do you complain about your car license plates as well? What a ridiculous thing to say. Is that why you wanna document, because the looks? And some how your more posh and proper than a lowlife in a ski boat? aghhh

Wow who peed on your birthday cake?
I guess humor is not allowed... only
go eat a bug

[tommyh]

Iv tryed humor on this forum,dosent seem to work.

[Gazelle Family]

It was completely my fault.
had i looked at Rabid rabbit's bio i would have indeed saw that he was indeed a ski boat owner.

[Sailormantx]

Every state is different, it is all about getting money from you which they all do with different schemes. The states I have registered boats in ( IL, TX) only require display of stickers for documented vessels. If you don't like one states rules, go to another one, or keep moving every couple of months and skip the state taxes altogether. Being able to relocate at will if the local situation is not to your liking is one of the great benefits of living on a boat!