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.

"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. ;-)

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.
;-)

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
...

"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.
;-)



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.

"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.

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.



"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.

"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.




Florida has a similar 60 day consecutive use law for out of state registered
or federally documented boats. When we had a winter house there and I had
both a documented boat and a MA registered smaller boat, I was advised by
the "locals" in the know to simply take them out of state every three months
for a day, fuel them, take a picture at the gas station or otherwise get
proof that the boat was not in Florida, return and the 60 day countdown
started over again.

Never bothered, and never was bothered either.

RCE

Yeah I am going to give it a shot and see what happens. I figure they will
just give me a ticket,i dont think they can take the boat away.



"RCE" 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.




Florida has a similar 60 day consecutive use law for out of state
registered or federally documented boats. When we had a winter house
there and I had both a documented boat and a MA registered smaller boat, I
was advised by the "locals" in the know to simply take them out of state
every three months for a day, fuel them, take a picture at the gas station
or otherwise get proof that the boat was not in Florida, return and the 60
day countdown started over again.

Never bothered, and never was bothered either.

RCE

"RH" wrote in message
k.net...
Yeah I am going to give it a shot and see what happens. I figure they will
just give me a ticket,i dont think they can take the boat away.




Although the chances of "getting caught" are low IMO, I wouldn't assume
boating law enforcement is similar to automobile operation law enforcement
where a ticket and fine are usually all that happens. Marine and Admiralty
Law are strange animals compared to typical auto rules.

I recall reading a story in one of the boating mags a couple of years ago.
Some guy had a boat in Florida (I think) who ran it across a protected reef,
causing environmental damage to it. I've forgotten the details, but he
initially did not get caught and ended up selling the boat. A couple of
years later the new owner, completely oblivious to the reef incident got a
letter requiring him to pay a huge fine for the damage done to the reef.
The owner obviously claimed it wasn't him as he did not own the boat at the
time of the incident, however he was still found to be financially
responsible because, according to Admiralty Law, the claim for damages goes
to and is assigned to the boat, with the current owner being the financially
responsible party. This poor guy fought in court but finally settled for a
fine of 20 grand which was a fraction of the imposed fine.

RCE

"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.