Jack Mulligan wrote:

1. In planning our trip I've learned that MN requires all boats to be
licensed. In FL only motorized boats need licenses, so this came as a bit
of a surprise. I don't know if we want to license three boats in MN for a
week's visit. We also don't know if there are any other states along our
route with a similar requirement. Does anyone know of a resource or
reference to check for boating regulations state by state?

If I were doing this, I think I might take a hint from a guy I read
about who had an olive drab car with USTP234455678 on the doors. He
drove anywhere he liked, and no one ever questioned his right to be
there. USTP="U.S. Tax Payer". You can guess what the other 9 digits were.

Get some stick on letters and put FL 273849 on the bows of your boats.
What seasonal ranger is going to know the laws of all 50 states?

Oh, yeah, don't come crying if this gets you in trouble.

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Steve Cramer
Athens, GA