#153204 - 06/09/02 12:54 PM
What drift boat options?
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Hey all. What options do you think are necessary and a waste of money on a drift boat?
Also, what are the regs between 16' and 17' boats in WA? Isn't 16' the cut-off for something?
Matt
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#153205 - 06/09/02 01:04 PM
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RipDatLip, Must Have DB Options: PFD's for everyone Spare oar Spare oar lock. There is no special regulations on 16'-17' until ya try and put a motor on. Cigar
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#153207 - 06/10/02 04:53 PM
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So if I run a motor, what are the rules?
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#153209 - 06/10/02 06:06 PM
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this isint really relevant to this subject but im looking to buy a drift boat and one that i am looking at will need the bottom refiberglassed a little bit down the road. it has no holes. its gonna cost me only $400 its 14'x58". the guy is leaving the country within the next week so thats why it is so cheap. my question is should i buy it and refiberglass it or just pass.
thanks Tyler
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#153210 - 06/10/02 06:13 PM
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The WA licensing website states that if the boat is 16' or less, and the motor is under 10 HP (hence the 9.9's) registration is not required. I have a copy of the reg in a zip lock baggie in the boat, because I know sooner or later a law enforcement person is going to challenge me on the issue. As far as the options, I would concur with 3rd oar and oarlock, PFDs, side pull rear anchor, dry storage under the front seat and a fish box under the rower's seat. Rod holders are a must if you are going to pull plugs. I epoxied a small line level on the face of the front deck of my boat; the passengers know if the boat is level at all times, and it makes rowing the boat in a straight line much easier.
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#153211 - 06/10/02 08:02 PM
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Fish4Steel, I would love to see a copy of your proof for using a motor on a under 16' boat. The copy needs to be current also. I really hate the looks of the numbers but their required to run a kicker on the DB. From the washington department of Licensing website FAQ http://www.wa.gov/dol/vehicles/vs-faq.htm#size Question What sizeboats with a motor are required to be registered? All vessels with propulsion machinery are required to be titled/registered including sailboats 16 feet and over without any propulsion machinery. For information on other exemptions, please contact your local county auditor's office or closest vehicle licensing office. Their is no yearly excise on boats under 16' so to register it for use with a motor every year is $11.50
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#153213 - 06/11/02 01:09 AM
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I'll try to remember to dig the specific paragraph out of the boat tomorrow; I'll have it with me at the Flotilla this weekend if you are going to be there.
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#153214 - 06/11/02 10:56 AM
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The only way you can get away with running a boat 16' and under with a motor less than 10 horse and not license it is only if you are using said boat and motor in non-navigable waters or as a dingy for transportation between a licensed vessel and shore only. most rivers are classified as navigable.
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#153216 - 06/11/02 03:45 PM
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I always thought that the length measurments were made from front to back not around the side... What's the deal with that?
Also, I'd like to inspect some willies (look at - not buy) without having to drive all the way down to southern oregon. Anyone here nice enough to offer their time?
Matt
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#153217 - 06/11/02 07:24 PM
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www.boatwashington.org/minimum_equipment_requirements.htm check this one; is says under 10 hp and under 16' note that this is only for non-tidal waters
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#153219 - 06/12/02 12:37 AM
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Thanks Firedog...
Anyone else have a #1)willie #2)koffler or #3)alumaweld that doesn't mind me stopping by looking at and asking questions?
Matt
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#153220 - 06/12/02 12:58 AM
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Matt,
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#153221 - 06/12/02 01:00 AM
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Matt, I have a diamondback; I will be at the Flotilla on the Cow this weekend if you would like to see another boat. Are those regs on motors confusing, or what? Mega contradictions. I'll pick and choose
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#153222 - 06/12/02 10:34 AM
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fish4steel your reading it wrong again.
basically your only safe bet is to pay the $11.50 and get some numbers. The only places you don't need a registered boat to run a motor. you most likely won't need a motor there anyway.
* No, if 10 horsepower or less when used only on non federally regulated waters. (Federal waters, where registration is required on all mechanically propelled vessels regardless of size (gas, diesel, electric), include Puget Sound, Hood Canal, Lake Washington, Lake Union, Lake Sammamish, Columbia River, Snake River, Lake Washington Ship Canal, Capitol Lake, Pend Oreille River, Walla Walla River, Yakima River, and other bodies of water effected by the ebb and flow of the tide and are on or bordering federal land. For further clarification of federal waters, please contact the local marine law enforcement office in the jurisdiction.) Exception: Vessels equipped with propulsion machinery of less than ten horsepower that: (a) Are owned by the owner of a vessel for which a valid vessel number has been issued; (b) Display the number of that numbered vessel followed by the suffix "1" in the manner prescribed by the department; and (c) Are used as a tender for direct transportation between that vessel and the shore and for no other purpose are not required to be registered.
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#153223 - 06/12/02 12:49 PM
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Sorry Quicksticks, I gotta diagree with you. The Cowlitz is one example of non-Federaly regulated water, so 16 feet or less with 10 HP or less would not require registration. Looks like we'll just have to agree to disagree. We can maybe have a cold one at F4.2 and continue to discuss this? If I'm wrong, I could end up eating crow when the "man" gives me a citation some day...
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