New boat

GTO · 11-12-2004, 01:09 PM

just picked up a 14' aluminum boat with a trolling motor. Plan on fishing in spots other than Winni next year for a change. Do I need to register the boat even if it all I have is the trolling motor?

SPANKY · 11-12-2004, 01:51 PM

hope this helps,

You must have a New Hampshire Certificate of Registration and validation decals to legally operate your vessel on public waters in New Hampshire. This includes motorboats of any size (including those with electric motors), and sailboats or sailboards 12 ft. in length or longer.

The only exceptions are:

Sailboats and sailboards under 12 feet in length
Other small, non-motorized vessels such as canoes and kayaks
Vessels registered in other states using New Hampshire waters for 30 or fewer consecutive days
Vessels owned or operated by the U.?S. government

itchin for fishin · 11-13-2004, 07:56 AM

GTO,

Unless you plan to fish within a 100 acre area of Winni, you may want to re-think the trolling motor only option. I have a 14' with a 10 hp and many times I need it all to get back to shore.

fatlazyless · 11-14-2004, 09:36 PM

Go for a 15hp on a 14'er alum vee-hull. Baaack,baack, back in the days of olde, before Winnipesaukee had jetskis, I can recollect seein' all sorts of teenyboppers and fishin'-geezers out there in their 14' Alumacrafts runnin' an EvinRude 15. Even remember one olde guy who used to carry big rocks and bags of concrete mix, all loaded onto that 14'er, for doing mason work out on the islands.

KPW · 11-15-2004, 12:02 AM

As far as I know, You have to register anything that has any kind of motor. If you put a trolling motor on a canoe, You have to register it.

Rattlesnake Gal · 11-15-2004, 08:25 AM

Any boat over 12’ has to be registered, motor or no.
The electric motor has to be registered as well. When you register it, you have to choose the boat it will be used on.
They get you coming and going.

KPW · 11-15-2004, 09:55 AM

"Any boat over 12’ has to be registered, motor or no"

Does that include canoes and kayaks?

Rattlesnake Gal · 11-15-2004, 11:21 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by KPW

Does that include canoes and kayaks?

According to the Town Clerk in Hollis, any boat over 12 feet long in New Hampshire must be registered.

Island-Ho · 11-15-2004, 11:55 AM

See Spanky's post above. Canoes and kayaks do not require registration unless you put a motor on them.

Skip · 11-15-2004, 12:53 PM

There seems to be a little confusion on which craft are exempt from registration here in New Hampshire. Here is the pertinent RSA governing exemption....

TITLE XXII
NAVIGATION; HARBORS; COAST SURVEY
CHAPTER 270-E
VESSEL REGISTRATION AND NUMBERING
Section 270-E:4
270-E:4 Exemptions From Registration. – The following vessels shall be exempt from registration in this state:
I. Sailboats under 12 feet in length, rowboats and canoes powered by sail, oars, paddles, or other human power. Any vessel which has an inboard or outboard motor shall not be exempt from registration except as provided in paragraph II.
II. Vessels registered in another state or country temporarily using the waters of this state for not more than 30 consecutive days.
III. Vessels owned or operated by the United States government.
Source. 1990, 229:1, eff. Jan. 1, 1991.

Rattlesnake Gal · 11-15-2004, 02:17 PM

Guess the town clerk was confused. Thanks for clearing that up Skip.
The Boaters Guide of NH

KBoater · 11-15-2004, 04:36 PM

Under the sailboat rules Sunfish must be registered but I have seem many of them on the water without sticker.

KPW · 11-15-2004, 08:04 PM

Thanks Skip.

KPW · 11-15-2004, 08:23 PM

I should have read the whole post. Thanks Spanky!!

11-12-2004, 01:09 PM	#1
GTO Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 1,085 Thanks: 338 Thanked 349 Times in 161 Posts	New boat just picked up a 14' aluminum boat with a trolling motor. Plan on fishing in spots other than Winni next year for a change. Do I need to register the boat even if it all I have is the trolling motor?

11-15-2004, 12:02 AM	#5
KPW Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 397 Thanks: 732 Thanked 118 Times in 59 Posts	As far as I know, You have to register anything that has any kind of motor. If you put a trolling motor on a canoe, You have to register it. Last edited by KPW; 11-15-2004 at 12:07 AM.

11-15-2004, 11:55 AM	#9
Island-Ho Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 176 Thanks: 19 Thanked 14 Times in 11 Posts	Ne Reg for canoes & kayaks See Spanky's post above. Canoes and kayaks do not require registration unless you put a motor on them.

11-15-2004, 12:53 PM	#10
Skip Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Dover, NH Posts: 1,615 Thanks: 256 Thanked 514 Times in 182 Posts	Law on registration exemption in New Hampshire There seems to be a little confusion on which craft are exempt from registration here in New Hampshire. Here is the pertinent RSA governing exemption.... TITLE XXII NAVIGATION; HARBORS; COAST SURVEY CHAPTER 270-E VESSEL REGISTRATION AND NUMBERING Section 270-E:4 270-E:4 Exemptions From Registration. – The following vessels shall be exempt from registration in this state: I. Sailboats under 12 feet in length, rowboats and canoes powered by sail, oars, paddles, or other human power. Any vessel which has an inboard or outboard motor shall not be exempt from registration except as provided in paragraph II. II. Vessels registered in another state or country temporarily using the waters of this state for not more than 30 consecutive days. III. Vessels owned or operated by the United States government. Source. 1990, 229:1, eff. Jan. 1, 1991.

11-15-2004, 04:36 PM	#12
KBoater Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Wolfeboro Posts: 521 Thanks: 10 Thanked 29 Times in 15 Posts	Sunfish Under the sailboat rules Sunfish must be registered but I have seem many of them on the water without sticker.

11-12-2004, 01:51 PM	#2
SPANKY Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 51 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	hope this helps, You must have a New Hampshire Certificate of Registration and validation decals to legally operate your vessel on public waters in New Hampshire. This includes motorboats of any size (including those with electric motors), and sailboats or sailboards 12 ft. in length or longer. The only exceptions are: Sailboats and sailboards under 12 feet in length Other small, non-motorized vessels such as canoes and kayaks Vessels registered in other states using New Hampshire waters for 30 or fewer consecutive days Vessels owned or operated by the U.?S. government

11-13-2004, 07:56 AM	#3
itchin for fishin Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 105 Thanks: 3 Thanked 2 Times in 1 Post	GTO, Unless you plan to fish within a 100 acre area of Winni, you may want to re-think the trolling motor only option. I have a 14' with a 10 hp and many times I need it all to get back to shore.

11-14-2004, 09:36 PM	#4
fatlazyless Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 8,738 Blog Entries: 1 Thanks: 300 Thanked 1,007 Times in 735 Posts	Go for a 15hp on a 14'er alum vee-hull. Baaack,baack, back in the days of olde, before Winnipesaukee had jetskis, I can recollect seein' all sorts of teenyboppers and fishin'-geezers out there in their 14' Alumacrafts runnin' an EvinRude 15. Even remember one olde guy who used to carry big rocks and bags of concrete mix, all loaded onto that 14'er, for doing mason work out on the islands.

11-15-2004, 08:25 AM	#6
Rattlesnake Gal Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Central NH Posts: 5,252 Blog Entries: 1 Thanks: 1,451 Thanked 1,349 Times in 475 Posts	Any boat over 12’ has to be registered, motor or no. The electric motor has to be registered as well. When you register it, you have to choose the boat it will be used on. They get you coming and going.

11-15-2004, 09:55 AM	#7
KPW Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 397 Thanks: 732 Thanked 118 Times in 59 Posts	"Any boat over 12’ has to be registered, motor or no" Does that include canoes and kayaks?

11-15-2004, 02:17 PM	#11
Rattlesnake Gal Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Central NH Posts: 5,252 Blog Entries: 1 Thanks: 1,451 Thanked 1,349 Times in 475 Posts	Guess the town clerk was confused. Thanks for clearing that up Skip. The Boaters Guide of NH

11-15-2004, 08:04 PM	#13
KPW Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 397 Thanks: 732 Thanked 118 Times in 59 Posts	Thanks Skip.

11-15-2004, 08:23 PM	#14
KPW Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 397 Thanks: 732 Thanked 118 Times in 59 Posts	I should have read the whole post. Thanks Spanky!!