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BOAT OWNERSHIP
Still Confused on Dinghy Registration
I need to ask a question coming from reading the article
on page 37 of the Feb 2010 issue of 48° North, “Required
Display of Registration Numbers on Dinghies,” by Bob
Hargreaves. I have a US Coast Guard documented sailboat
and after reading the article I understood that Washington
State now assigns WN registration numbers to USCG
documented vessels, and even though we do not display
registration numbers, we use that number for our tender?
We also charter the boat out for bareboat use in the
San Juans so we have a Dept. of Revenue business license.
The DOL folks I talked to today thought I was exempt and
Vessel Management Specialist
when I showed them my business license, gave up and told
me to call the Revenue folks. I did and they said they have
nothing to do with registration numbers for boats.
So, the article seems to have blurred things a bit more
for dinghies and tenders of documented boats. Any chance
Mr. Hargreaves could be contacted to see if this is really
what he meant?
I’m also contacting the folks who processed the
Your dream. realized
purchase and USCG documentation paperwork to see what
they know about this and what if anything we need to do.
GREAT Magazine for a great sailing area, Thanks for
EARN CHARTER INCOME
your help,

B. Boardman
Reduce your ownership We talked with Mark Kenny, who is the Marine Law
Enforcement Specialist for State Parks, and after examining a
costs by 50%
bunch of different scenarios, it basically boils down to, if you
have a dinghy with an outboard over 10 HP, you need to display
registration numbers, whether you’re documented or not. If your
SAIL WHEN YOU WANT
outboard is less than 10 HP, and/or you only use it as a tender
between shore and boat (which is seldom the case), you don’t need
to worry about it.
Your boat is maintained by our
Personally, I’d pay the $20.75 it takes to register the dinghy
and have no worries. Sure beats arguing with the San Juan
professional staff so it is ready to
County Sheriff, Coast Guard or Park Ranger that might stop you
go when you are - all year round!
not to mention a charterer who will really be in the dark. Much of
the money goes to boating programs that could use the support.
For a definitive answer to particular situations, call Mark
NO RESTRICTIONS on owner's use
Kenny at 360-902-8500. There is also a list of agencies that State
Parks works with on their website: www.parks.wa
Convenient location at
Shilshole Bay Marina
206-784-9386
windworkssailing. com
www.48north.com
48° No r t h , Ma r c h 2010 Pa g e 16
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