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Originally Posted by drabina
Congrats on your new boat.
Just recently, I got an inflatable and a small motor for it. Went to MVC on Tuesday around noon time to register and people who were waiting in line from 6am got turned away. MVC said that they will only process 50 more people that day. The line was around the whole building. I guess I won't be registering my boat anytime soon. Sorry to bear a bad news. Better find a lake without park rangers to check your registration. :-)
Other than that, PFDs for each occupant is a must. We also carry whistle, flashlight and extra rope.
We have fished in Monksville and Pompton Lake a few times from our new boat and it was great. No need to bushwhack to find a good spot along the river bank.
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Yeah I heard the lines are wild. That's ok, I also still have to install the trailer hitch I got as well as pass the Boating exam, get the motor running (not sure when it was last used) and get the boat in ship shape. Excited to hit some of the lakes you mentioned in it though!
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Originally Posted by acabtp
boat > 12' = titled vehicle. need to have the existing title signed over to you and pay ~$60 have the title transferred to your name. if there is not a current title available, current owner has to pay $60 for duplicate title to replace the lost one. if your buddy doesn't have the title and you can't contact his neighbor who moved you'll have to go through the lost/abandoned boat process.
motorized watercraft = needs registration numbers. anything with a motor is required to be registered in NJ. even a kayak or canoe which normally aren't titled or registered require reg numbers if you put a motor on it.
operating on freshwater = usually require a boat license, not just a safety certificate. the boat safety certificate is required of all operators of motorized watercraft in NJ and the boat license is required on non-tidal waters (freshwater) EXCEPT if the motor is < 1 hp, if the motor is a 12v electric, or if the boat is > 12' and the motor < 10 hp.
so you can skip the boat license, but you will have to title and register it. might as well just get the license too since you already have the BSC and have to go to MVC anyway.
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Noted. He has the title so shouldn't be too much of an issue to get it over to my name. I was reading about the registration process and figured i'd need to do all that since this will have the motor. I'll probably just end up getting the boating license too. Thanks for the tips!
