On 9/21/17 7:52 AM, Mr. Luddite wrote:
On 9/21/2017 2:24 AM, wrote:
On Wed, 20 Sep 2017 10:20:10 -0700 (PDT), True North
wrote:
On Wednesday, 20 September 2017 12:16:24 UTC-3, Â* wrote:
On Wed, 20 Sep 2017 08:35:40 -0400, John H
wrote:
I am not sure why customs would care. If you were visiting you could
bring a boat and if Don tried to register it up there they would get
the taxes then. (same as here)
Do those damn things need to be registered?
I see canoes down here with Canadian numbers on them. Maybe it is just
if you ever want to hang a motor on one tho.
Who would want to put a 10hp or greater outboard on a canoe?
Dunno, I have just seen them with numbers. I assumed it was *any*
motor. That is true here. I had to put numbers on my jon boat and I
only had a 7.5 on it.
Same here in MA.Â* Any size motor, even an electric trolling motor, on a
boat or canoe requires it to be registered and display numbers.
I think years ago anything under 10 hp was exempt (Thus the popularity
of 9.9 hp outboards)Â* but then governor Michael DukakisÂ* realized how
much revenue they were losing and pushed the MA legislature to change
the laws.
Another reason for the "under 10 hp" popularity, at least in
Connecticut, back in the day, a 10 hp outboard was the max allowed on
some small lakes. Mercury Outboards, naturally, came up with a 10 hp
outboard that was closer to 20 hp, but it was labeled 10 hp and was lake
acceptable.
That same outboard was used to power small racing
hydroplanes and "utility" boats.