Using out of state boat in Ohio-registration?
 

RLM wrote:
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.


Just go to non-Ohioian waters ever 60 days or tow the boat accross state
lines and fill up the gas tank while out of state.

Using out of state boat in Ohio-registration?
 

Deerfield-Berlin Lake


"P. Fritz" wrote in message
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"RH" wrote in message
k.net...
Thats 60 days consecutive,once they catch you the first time. So if i
get
stopped tomorrow,i have until july ot get an OH number. I want to use
the
boat here until october when the season ends.

Unless you are leaving it in a marina, if you ever do get stopped,
unless you admit to being there for the summer, I doubt they will even
raise an eyebrow. What part of Ohio will you be in?





"P. Fritz" wrote in message
...

"RH" wrote in message
k.net...
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
...

"RH" wrote in message
ink.net...
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.
;-)




Ohio registration is not required if you USE you boat less than 60
days.
http://www.dnr.state.oh.us/watercraf...de/ohiovr1.htm

If you are ever stopped, I would just tell them that.

Using out of state boat in Ohio-registration?
 

We live in MICHIGAN ,have kept our boat in OHIO for many years, it is
Michigan registered.The marina where we keep her has 1350 slips, boats
registrated from many states and have never heard of a problem. Just be
sure your paper work is in order for the state of registration.

Using out of state boat in Ohio-registration?
 

JimH wrote:
"RH" wrote in message
ink.net...
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.


Whoa, holier than thou Jim is condoning lying to the government?

Using out of state boat in Ohio-registration?
 

"basskisser" wrote in message
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JimH wrote:
"RH" wrote in message
ink.net...
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.


Whoa, holier than thou Jim is condoning lying to the government?



Good morning Bassy. Way to go on ruining a perfectly fine thread.

I see you are trying to start another ****ing contest with me. Sorry, but I
won't play your silly game. Go pick a fight with someone else.

Have a terrific day Bassy.

Using out of state boat in Ohio-registration?
 

JimH wrote:
"basskisser" wrote in message
oups.com...

JimH wrote:
"RH" wrote in message
ink.net...
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.


Whoa, holier than thou Jim is condoning lying to the government?



Good morning Bassy. Way to go on ruining a perfectly fine thread.

I see you are trying to start another ****ing contest with me. Sorry, but I
won't play your silly game. Go pick a fight with someone else.

Have a terrific day Bassy.

A "perfectly good thread"? One where you tell someone to lie to the
government of your state?????