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06-24-2010, 03:11 AM
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do boats have to be registered
I was just wondering because im buying a boat from someone who bought it second hand. The boat was not registered under the 2nd owners name because he never got around to it also because he lives right at the lake. So what happens if i register this boat and i use the bill of sale the 2nd owner gives me but its last registered to the 1st owner who is long gone.
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06-24-2010, 08:00 AM
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Not 100 percent sure what you are asking so Ill answer for either way. When you buy a boat there are two things you need to do. First, you need to register and put a license plate on the trailer. The second thing, if the motor is over 9.9 HP you need to make sure it has a pleasure craft number (this is a service Canada thing). You know it has a number if there are 3 inch or bigger letters and numbers off the bow of the boat visible on both sides. If there are these numbers you just have to go to the nearest service canada center and change the ownership. If no numbers, you need to fill out as they had never had the numbers. There is no charge for getting these numbers and there is no harm to the previous owner if he hadn't change ownership. I'd recommend going to the feds website and printing off that application though while you are around the boat. Hopefully this answers your question.
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01-10-2012, 05:14 PM
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Originally Posted by Krisrf
Not 100 percent sure what you are asking so Ill answer for either way. When you buy a boat there are two things you need to do. First, you need to register and put a license plate on the trailer. The second thing, if the motor is over 9.9 HP you need to make sure it has a pleasure craft number (this is a service Canada thing). You know it has a number if there are 3 inch or bigger letters and numbers off the bow of the boat visible on both sides. If there are these numbers you just have to go to the nearest service canada center and change the ownership. If no numbers, you need to fill out as they had never had the numbers. There is no charge for getting these numbers and there is no harm to the previous owner if he hadn't change ownership. I'd recommend going to the feds website and printing off that application though while you are around the boat. Hopefully this answers your question.
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They charge ya 10 bucks now. And that number stays with the boat no matter how many owners. So if it has a number the actual certificate must be in the boat, if not, you can get a copy.
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01-10-2012, 06:07 PM
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you mean boat operaters license yes in bc never in alberta? was not aware alberta has boating laws,with the performances i have been wittness to. having worked on and ran a charter boat in bc I fear for my life dealing with the flatland navy. I have not seen or heard of any official presence on alberta water ways.
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01-10-2012, 08:32 PM
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Originally Posted by fish gunner
you mean boat operaters license yes in bc never in alberta? was not aware alberta has boating laws,with the performances i have been wittness to. having worked on and ran a charter boat in bc I fear for my life dealing with the flatland navy. I have not seen or heard of any official presence on alberta water ways.
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http://www.google.ca/url?sa=t&rct=j&...071rxrqo-gAcSw
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01-13-2012, 07:24 AM
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Originally Posted by fish gunner
you mean boat operaters license yes in bc never in alberta? was not aware alberta has boating laws,with the performances i have been wittness to. having worked on and ran a charter boat in bc I fear for my life dealing with the flatland navy. I have not seen or heard of any official presence on alberta water ways.
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Personally, every I time am in my boat in BC, I fear for my life, there are times when I actually have my son by my side, just in case i have to toss him overboard. I have not been hit yet, but have come very close many times from some dufus not knowing what the hell they are doing. So you can throw your flatland navy synopsis away or include BC in your scientific studies. As for official presence on the water, you don't have a clue what your talking about
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01-13-2012, 08:54 AM
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Numbers on the boat
Just wondering, does anyone know what you do for numbers on an inflatable type of boat, like a zodiac style, if it has larger than 10hp engine,
and it is deflated at times etc???? The stickers just won't work I believe.
Anyone here have experience with this?
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06-24-2010, 08:10 AM
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I don't think you need to register anything under 10 HP. If it's over then you just need to fill in a form available online from the Feds and drop by the office in either Edmonton or Calgary and they will assign you a number (not too sure if you can do it online or via mail). I kept the same #s as the oroginal registrant (he's dead) and there was no problem with a hand written bill of sale. Near as I can figure the previous owner never did get the registration in his name before selling to me.
The certificate you get at the end of this process has long been lost so I have no idea how I would prove the numbers on the side of the boat are correct...not too sure who would care either.
In hindsight I wouldn't have bothered with the registration; BC provincial govn't used the Federal registration data to track that a boat registered to a BC address was now registered to an Alberta address and they sent me a letter demanding the provincial tax (taxation is something the BC govn't is good at). They had no idea how much I paid but they knew I owed them something.
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06-24-2010, 08:24 AM
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Any Canadian federal office in a town of more than 10000 people can do this for you. Sadly, can't be done online and not sure on mail. The certificate is to be kept in the boat but I've never been asked for it. The theory is that if people find a capsized boat they can track who owns it. Its nice they don't charge but a bit of a pain as it usually takes some time waiting in line.
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06-24-2010, 02:54 PM
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i live in grande prairie and im not going anywhere near calgary or edmonton any time soon. can i do this at any license center?
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06-24-2010, 03:11 PM
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http://www.servicecanada.gc.ca/eng/c...us/boats.shtml
That's the link for the information you are looking for (if you are talking about the boat and not the trailer).
Suite 100 at the Towne Centre Mall in GP will have a Service Canada centre there. They will be able to accomodate you there.
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06-24-2010, 03:45 PM
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Sorry to derail....has ANYONE ever been asked to show your boat license to anyone?
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01-13-2012, 12:35 PM
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Originally Posted by fishnut9
I was just wondering because im buying a boat from someone who bought it second hand. The boat was not registered under the 2nd owners name because he never got around to it also because he lives right at the lake. So what happens if i register this boat and i use the bill of sale the 2nd owner gives me but its last registered to the 1st owner who is long gone.
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10 HP and over has to be registered. This is why 9.9 became so popular with Johnson and Merc. I have an older Johnson 9.9 which I had bored. It is roughly about a 13.5 hp. I am looking for a 15 hp carb which would boost the 9.9 to roughly around 18 hp but the carbs are pricey, around 250.
Hope that helps
Niceman
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