Why do so many people register their dinghys???

[Swatson]

I can't help but notice while out on the lakes all the people that register their dinghys!  Do people not know that if its under 16 feet and under 10hp they don't have to register it?  Unless your going in federal waters its not required and I'm assuming these little boats aren't going in federal waters! 

[Hunterman]

Probably because there are some lakes the are classified as "Navigational Waters" thats why..

Hunterman(Tony

[runamuk]

Probably because there are some lakes the are classified as "Navigational Waters" thats why..

Hunterman(Tony

lots and lots of them far safer to be tagged up than risk a ticket

[Swatson]

Probably because there are some lakes the are classified as "Navigational Waters" thats why..

Hunterman(Tony

Yea maybe but I'm bettin the majority of these boats are only fishing the small little lakes close to home and people are registering them just because they don't know.

[pjb3]

 

[ORCA_SIX]

Yeah, I looked into to when I had a small 10 footer with a 55lb thrust electric. I looked at the laws and saw that I was good. Not to many probably look at the regs and what necessitates registration. Thus why they register.

All you need to do is go to the Dept. of Licensing and it states it pretty clearly.

[CamoDup]

who cares??  better safe then sorry

[bobcat]

Why pay for it if you don't have to? That would be like registering your bicycle as if it was a motorcycle.   

I'm actually surprised that they even allow people to register a vehicle that isn't one that needs to be registered.

[PolarBear]

I licence mine because technically, a dinghy or tender if used in conjunction with a larger boat is to be used to go to and from shore only.  If you want to take it out for a ride, kids want to play around in it or go fishing, it needs to be registered.   I have a 9 foot inflatable with a 8 hp on my 34' Tollycraft and was told by a WDFW officer that it needed to be registered if used for anything other than ship to shore, so I looked it up for myself and did just that.  Better safe than sorry.

[pjb3]

I'm actually surprised that they even allow people to register a vehicle that isn't one that needs to be registered.

U actually don't think "THEY" will turn down money do you?

[Rick]

Probably because there are some lakes the are classified as "Navigational Waters" thats why..

Hunterman(Tony

Yep,the list of navigable waters is pretty long.

There are a lot of guys that crab in the sound with their "dingys" and they're required to be registered.

I have my 14' Lund registered because its only about $20. The places that I fish that require it to be registered are...

Lake Washington
Lake Sammamish
Snohomish River
Columbia River (Rufus Woods or Drano Lake)
Puget Sound

[dscubame]

I once had a 15hp outboard that I put a 9hp sticker on just for that reason.  I was in college / broke and would not do that today as I would pay my share.

[Swatson]

yea I'm talkin 8ft dinghys and the likes, again a lot of these folks I'm sure just don't know! 

[Huntbear]

I thought you had to register your wives and such to use them as boats?   

[BigGoonTuna]

i've always wondered that too, you see them all over the thurston county lakes, little 8-10 footers that have probably never left the lake or seen a motor.