Hi Folks.

I live in California. Some idiot left a trashed boat on a trashed
trailer in the street in front of my house today. This boat is in such
bad shape, it was obviously a piece of garbage on someone's property,
and instead of doing the responsible thing and dumping it legally, they
dragged it to my house and left it here. The trailer is so rotten
(including the tires, which are shredded and disintegrating) it's a
wonder they even got it this far. I live in a rural area.

Anyway, the only identifying marks on it are some numbers on the sides
of the boat with what looks like a registration sticker next to them
that says "California 86". Is there a way to find out from these
numbers who owns this boat? Hopefully the police will have it hauled
out of here, but I'm really sick of people dumping their trash on and
around my property and this is the worst yet. I'd like to find out who
did it. I suspect it's one of my neighbors... real neighborly thing to
do, eh?

Any help greatly appreciated. Thanks.

"reignbough" wrote in message
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Hi Folks.

I live in California. Some idiot left a trashed boat on a trashed
trailer in the street in front of my house today. This boat is in such
bad shape, it was obviously a piece of garbage on someone's property,
and instead of doing the responsible thing and dumping it legally, they
dragged it to my house and left it here. The trailer is so rotten
(including the tires, which are shredded and disintegrating) it's a
wonder they even got it this far. I live in a rural area.

Anyway, the only identifying marks on it are some numbers on the sides
of the boat with what looks like a registration sticker next to them
that says "California 86". Is there a way to find out from these
numbers who owns this boat? Hopefully the police will have it hauled
out of here, but I'm really sick of people dumping their trash on and
around my property and this is the worst yet. I'd like to find out who
did it. I suspect it's one of my neighbors... real neighborly thing to
do, eh?

Any help greatly appreciated. Thanks.


Contact the DMV. The numbers on the side of the boat are the registration
numbers. If last registered in 1986, they may have purged the records by
now. You have to fill out a form as to why you want the owner of record and
I think it cost a buck.

reignbough wrote:

You probably have an ordinance in your community that prohibits parking
junk vehicles on the street, or prohibits parking anything on a
residential street for over 72 hours. Lucky for you, this beast is on a
trailer, and that trailer is a vehicle. The taxpayers will wind up
paying to have your problem hauled to impound.

On 16 Oct 2006 19:28:15 -0700, "reignbough"
wrote:

Hi Folks.

I live in California. Some idiot left a trashed boat on a trashed
trailer in the street in front of my house today. This boat is in such
bad shape, it was obviously a piece of garbage on someone's property,
and instead of doing the responsible thing and dumping it legally, they
dragged it to my house and left it here. The trailer is so rotten
(including the tires, which are shredded and disintegrating) it's a
wonder they even got it this far. I live in a rural area.

Anyway, the only identifying marks on it are some numbers on the sides
of the boat with what looks like a registration sticker next to them
that says "California 86". Is there a way to find out from these
numbers who owns this boat? Hopefully the police will have it hauled
out of here, but I'm really sick of people dumping their trash on and
around my property and this is the worst yet. I'd like to find out who
did it. I suspect it's one of my neighbors... real neighborly thing to
do, eh?

Any help greatly appreciated. Thanks.

Go to Google Earth and check out your neighbor's yards for the boat. If
it's been in one of their yards for several years, there's a chance it'll
show on Google Earth. My pickup shows up in front of my house.

Good luck!

Calif Bill wrote:
"reignbough" wrote in message
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Hi Folks.

I live in California. Some idiot left a trashed boat on a trashed
trailer in the street in front of my house today. This boat is in such
bad shape, it was obviously a piece of garbage on someone's property,
and instead of doing the responsible thing and dumping it legally, they
dragged it to my house and left it here. The trailer is so rotten
(including the tires, which are shredded and disintegrating) it's a
wonder they even got it this far. I live in a rural area.

Anyway, the only identifying marks on it are some numbers on the sides
of the boat with what looks like a registration sticker next to them
that says "California 86". Is there a way to find out from these
numbers who owns this boat? Hopefully the police will have it hauled
out of here, but I'm really sick of people dumping their trash on and
around my property and this is the worst yet. I'd like to find out who
did it. I suspect it's one of my neighbors... real neighborly thing to
do, eh?

Any help greatly appreciated. Thanks.


Contact the DMV. The numbers on the side of the boat are the registration
numbers. If last registered in 1986, they may have purged the records by
now. You have to fill out a form as to why you want the owner of record and
I think it cost a buck.

The DMV registers boats in CA? Here, you register the trailer with the
DMV, and the boat with the DNR. The boat registration for mine is $15
for three years. The trailer, with the DMV is another $15 or so a year.

JohnH wrote:
On 16 Oct 2006 19:28:15 -0700, "reignbough"
wrote:

Hi Folks.

I live in California. Some idiot left a trashed boat on a trashed
trailer in the street in front of my house today. This boat is in such
bad shape, it was obviously a piece of garbage on someone's property,
and instead of doing the responsible thing and dumping it legally, they
dragged it to my house and left it here. The trailer is so rotten
(including the tires, which are shredded and disintegrating) it's a
wonder they even got it this far. I live in a rural area.

Anyway, the only identifying marks on it are some numbers on the sides
of the boat with what looks like a registration sticker next to them
that says "California 86". Is there a way to find out from these
numbers who owns this boat? Hopefully the police will have it hauled
out of here, but I'm really sick of people dumping their trash on and
around my property and this is the worst yet. I'd like to find out who
did it. I suspect it's one of my neighbors... real neighborly thing to
do, eh?

Any help greatly appreciated. Thanks.

Go to Google Earth and check out your neighbor's yards for the boat. If
it's been in one of their yards for several years, there's a chance it'll
show on Google Earth. My pickup shows up in front of my house.

Good luck!

I can only see my pool and part of my house, the trees cover the rest.
Wish they'd have taken the photos in the winter!

JohnH wrote:

Go to Google Earth and check out your neighbor's yards for the boat. If
it's been in one of their yards for several years, there's a chance it'll
show on Google Earth. My pickup shows up in front of my house.

Good luck!

Thanks for the suggestions. I tried Google Earth. Unfortunately, the
boat has been stored under a tree, so it probably wouldn't show up in a
satellite photo anyway. It's full of leaves (and beer cans), and this
is a large area. By "neighbors", I meant someone who lives in the
general vicinity, not necessarily next door. It had to be someone from
nearby, because the trailer is so bad that dragging it for any distance
would draw tons of attention. The wheels consist of a few shreds of
rubber hanging off badly twisted rims.

I didn't know that boats were registered with the DMV...I'll definitely
be making a trip there to try to find out who the owner is/was. All I
need is an address, since I actually saw the truck that towed the boat
to where it is. As I pulled into my driveway, they were just finishing
unhooking it, and they took off in a hurry when they saw me. Had I
realized what was happening, I could have followed them, but it took a
minute to register, and they got away in the meantime. Anyway, if I
find that truck at the address of the registered owner of the boat, I
got 'em!

I called the CHP; they said they'd come out and check it out, but it's
still there this morning. This road is a heavily used bicycle route,
and the boat is completely blocking the bike lane. Plus, cars
regularly drive 60 to 70 mph on this road, so the boat's presence,
forcing bikers out of the bike lane and into the road, is a very
dangerous situation. I hope it doesn't take a horrible accident to
convince the cops to have this beast impounded.

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Calif Bill wrote:
"reignbough" wrote in message
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Hi Folks.

I live in California. Some idiot left a trashed boat on a trashed
trailer in the street in front of my house today. This boat is in such
bad shape, it was obviously a piece of garbage on someone's property,
and instead of doing the responsible thing and dumping it legally, they
dragged it to my house and left it here. The trailer is so rotten
(including the tires, which are shredded and disintegrating) it's a
wonder they even got it this far. I live in a rural area.

Anyway, the only identifying marks on it are some numbers on the sides
of the boat with what looks like a registration sticker next to them
that says "California 86". Is there a way to find out from these
numbers who owns this boat? Hopefully the police will have it hauled
out of here, but I'm really sick of people dumping their trash on and
around my property and this is the worst yet. I'd like to find out who
did it. I suspect it's one of my neighbors... real neighborly thing to
do, eh?

Any help greatly appreciated. Thanks.


Contact the DMV. The numbers on the side of the boat are the
registration
numbers. If last registered in 1986, they may have purged the records by
now. You have to fill out a form as to why you want the owner of record
and
I think it cost a buck.

The DMV registers boats in CA? Here, you register the trailer with the
DMV, and the boat with the DNR. The boat registration for mine is $15
for three years. The trailer, with the DMV is another $15 or so a year.


DMV registers all vehicles. Only if it is under about 16' and no motor is
it not registered. We have permanent trailer tags. $20 for 5 years. Only
in California is permanent 5 years. And the boat is $15 for two years and
the county tax assessor sends you a bill for 2% of the value each year.

Wanna bet the registration goes back to Derby, Kansas?
JR

reignbough wrote:

Hi Folks.

I live in California. Some idiot left a trashed boat on a trashed
trailer in the street in front of my house today. This boat is in such
bad shape, it was obviously a piece of garbage on someone's property,
and instead of doing the responsible thing and dumping it legally, they
dragged it to my house and left it here. The trailer is so rotten
(including the tires, which are shredded and disintegrating) it's a
wonder they even got it this far. I live in a rural area.

Anyway, the only identifying marks on it are some numbers on the sides
of the boat with what looks like a registration sticker next to them
that says "California 86". Is there a way to find out from these
numbers who owns this boat? Hopefully the police will have it hauled
out of here, but I'm really sick of people dumping their trash on and
around my property and this is the worst yet. I'd like to find out who
did it. I suspect it's one of my neighbors... real neighborly thing to
do, eh?

Any help greatly appreciated. Thanks.



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Any help greatly appreciated. Thanks.



Call the cops and tell them you think someone dumped a STOLEN KEYWORD
boat in front of your house. They'll come get the "evidence" or send a
tow truck and you're rid of the problem....free!



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