small boat regestration

[blueghost1]

Does anyone know if a 10 ft boat with only an electric trolling motor has to be registered to use in NY waters?

Any help appriciated. Topic of discussion here at work

-Kevin

[srd]

To my knowledge anything mechanically propelled is what it use to be.  

[JimB]

According to NYSDMV, the only exemptions to registrations are kayaks and non motorized canoes.  

 

Did not find a definition of "motorized" but I'm guessing since you can put a trolling motor on a canoe, that would be considered to be a motorized canoe.  It goes

to follow that yes, you would need to register the 10' boat with trolling motor.

 

http://www.dmv.org/ny-new-york/boat-registration.php#What-to-Register

[Sk8man]

Hey Kev I think the DMV needs your money

[LongLine]

If it's got a motor then yest it's supposed to be registered.  Don't ask me how the ragboats get away with it though.

 

Tom B.

(LongLine)

[tandmbait]

registration requirements

Both Federal and State law require that any pleasure vessel, whether

propelled wholly or in part by mechanical means, which is operated on

the waters of the state of New York, be registered with the NYS Dept. of

Motor Vehicles. Owners of vessels which are documented exclusively for

pleasure with the federal government and which operate principally within

NYS, must also apply to Motor Vehicles for a registration certificate and are

required to display validation stickers. The following vessels are exempt

from state registration requirements: vessels operating commercially with

either a U.S. or foreign document; vessels legally registered in another

state (up to 90 consecutive days maximum); lifeboats (not including

tenders and dinghies); competition race boats; and non mechanically

propelled vessels

[blueghost1]

Great info thanks guys. I was wrong i guess. I now see I misspelled registration, wasn't paying attention.

[Sk8man]

Yes your English teacher was probably horrified by it!

[blueghost1]

Thats what happens when work sidetracks me from being on LOU