Registering in Ohio

Anyone else have the "pleasure" of titling and registering their island in the great state of Ohio? Having a hell of a time between title agency, ODNR, and watercraft registration. One says it's a kayak and doesn't need titled, the next says it's a sailboat and needs titled before it can be registered, and the other had no clue. Ahhhhh! Been trying to get this figured out for weeks!

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2015 Hobie Tandem Island Hibiscus
"Third Normal Form"

• Trampolines
• Hobie cover
• Davis Spar Fly
• Kayakbob's Sprayskirts
• Spine Board Hakas

In case anyone else is following this saga. I got a call from the title office this morning. Apparently they spoke with ODNR's watercraft division, which told them it is just a kayak, and as such does not need to be titled. We'll see how this plays out when I go to register it this afternoon.

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2015 Hobie Tandem Island Hibiscus
"Third Normal Form"

• Trampolines
• Hobie cover
• Davis Spar Fly
• Kayakbob's Sprayskirts
• Spine Board Hakas

Quick update...after all the hassle I was finally able to register the TI. Get this! They let me register it as an alternatively powered (paddle/peddle) watercraft. We'll see how well that goes over when I get pulled over with the sail.

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2015 Hobie Tandem Island Hibiscus
"Third Normal Form"

• Trampolines
• Hobie cover
• Davis Spar Fly
• Kayakbob's Sprayskirts
• Spine Board Hakas

Hello neighbor! My TI is in Lexington, MI on Lake Huron. I bought it in 2010 but have never titled or registered it. I have no hull numbers. My lake neighbor just got a ticket on the water for not having hull numbers on his little electric-outboard raft. The Federales told him that you need numbers on any boat with a motor or a sail.

I read the State of Michigan website and it is not clear. It states that Kayaks clearly need no registration numbers. It did not mention the simple "sail = registration" rule.

Anyone else in Michigan survive an encounter with the State water cops without hull numbers on their TI?