In North Carolina we have to register any dingy if it has ANY size motor on
it even if its used for a tender. That info came from the Division of Marine
Fisheries in Morehead City where I registered ours.
Phil

"Jimmy" wrote in message
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Hi Folks,

Up here in Canada (at least in Ontario) boats powered under 10hp are not
required to be registered. This is the case with my 10 foot RIB and 9.9
outboard motor, which I use as a tender when sailing my big boat. No
name on the dinghy, no registration numbers.

In a trip through the eastern USA to Florida, am I likely to encounter
problems with local police or coat guard because the dinghy is
unregistered, unlicensed, etc.?

Anyone experience problems with the local authorities?

Warning and tips appreciated.

Jimmy

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"Phil" wrote:

In North Carolina we have to register any dingy if it has ANY size motor on
it even if its used for a tender. That info came from the Division of Marine
Fisheries in Morehead City where I registered ours.

We register our dinghys too, but the fee is not great. We also
register the big boat with the state (Maryland in this case), but we
don't have to put the numbers on the bow because it is documented.
I'm not really sure what they do about foreign boats and their
dinghys. I'm pretty sure that most states allow passage through the
state of 30-90 days (depending on the state) without requiring that
one change ones' registration.

"Jimmy" wrote in message
...
Hi Folks,

Up here in Canada (at least in Ontario) boats powered under 10hp are not
required to be registered. This is the case with my 10 foot RIB and 9.9
outboard motor, which I use as a tender when sailing my big boat. No
name on the dinghy, no registration numbers.

In a trip through the eastern USA to Florida, am I likely to encounter
problems with local police or coat guard because the dinghy is
unregistered, unlicensed, etc.?

Anyone experience problems with the local authorities?

We talked to a couple in the Bahamas who were from Canada. They made
the mistake of trucking their boat from Canada to Florida and putting
it into the water in Florida. They failed to get a cruising permit in
the US which didn't cause them any trouble until they went to the CG
in Key West and told them they were checking out to go to Cuba (wrong
answer). Since they hadn't ever checked in and since the CG is a bit
hyper about Cuba, they got into a lot of trouble.

Florida water cops are particularly stringent about the dinghys having
all the correct equipment in them. That means a life vest for each
person in the boat, appropriate lights after dark, a sound producing
device, distress signal, and we also carry a bailer and an anchor and
although it is not technically required a fire extinguisher when we
have an engine on the dink.

Warning and tips appreciated.

Jimmy



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