On Sun, 07 May 2006 23:26:07 +0000, RH wrote:

The problem is I have called the Ohio DMV,DNR,title offices. I get a
different answer each time I call them. No one seems to know what to do,some
told me i cant use my boat here even. Without anyone knowing what to do i am
afraid to put the boat on the water for fear of getting it taken away if
they pull me over or something.



" JimH" jimh_osudad@yahooDOT comREMOVETHIS wrote in message
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"RH" wrote in message
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I live in Georgia but will be in Ohio for 5 months and want to use my boat
there. Ohio tells me i need an ohio title to get a registration number,but
i live in georgia,the bill comes for the boat to me in georgia,I have it
financed through honda finance when i bought it new. Any ideas? The title
places in ohio have absolutely no idea what i need to do,one told me i
need an ohio title for it,another told me an out of state resident cant
have an ohio title. They are complete morons it seems in this area.
Thanks for any info you ucan provide.


I boat on Lake Erie and live in Ohio.

If the State of Ohio Department of Motor Vehicles cannot help you out with
a straight answer I would just run with your existing registration. If
stopped just have the registration paper available and tell them you are
only here for the week.

We see plenty of boats with out of state registration numbers here on Lake
Erie. I don't know why the CG or local police would single you out just
because you showed a GA registration on your boat.

If you want I can call the DMV and Cleveland office of the USCG for you
tomorrow to get a straight answer. Just let me know if you want me to.
;-)



1/3 of the way down the page.
http://www.ohiodnr.com/watercraft/opsguide/ohiovr1.htm

Numbering of Watercraft
(ORC 1547.53)
Every watercraft operated on Ohio water shall be numbered by this state or
in compliance with their own state numbering system and shall properly
display the assigned number.

Watercraft exempt from Ohio numbering are those:

* documented by the United States Coast Guard;



* numbered by another state and not used in this state for more than 60 days;



* from a country other than the United States temporarily using Ohio water;
* owned by the United States, a state or political subdivision;
* a ship's lifeboat. A "lifeboat" is held aboard another vessel and used exclusively for emergency purposes;
* exempted by the chief of the Division of Watercraft;
* under a waiver issued for a race or special event;
* canoes, rowboats, and inflatable watercraft that are registered
under section 1547.54 of the Revised Code (Alternative Registrations,
below) and that an owner chooses not to have numbered.