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(moyo) wrote in message ...

OK, I have this guy's registration #. How can I find who the owner of
the boat is...?

The first thing I would do is get a copy of the report. Did the DNR
officers give you a report number? You usually have to wait a day or
two as a full report may not be completed on the scene.

If that report doesn't have the owner's name and contact information,
take it to the authority that issues numbers for the state. In CA
that would be be the DMV. They may not release info to you right
away. They won't give out owner information on motor vehicles in CA
without notifying the owner first (don't know if that applies to boats
- never asked).

I'd go along with the guess that the boat was stolen. In that case,
the owner is probably not going to be the source of recovery unless
you can show he was negligent.