Well, I had an interesting waste of two days. I recently purchased a PA-14 here in California and was advised that if I installed a motor or a sail, I would have to register it at the DMV. Well, I bought a Hobie sail kit, read up on the boat registration laws, and determined that any vessel over 8 feet long with a sail had to be registered with the California DMV.
So armed with my MSO, receipt of purchase, and the completed DMV form BOAT 101, I was off to the DMV without an appointment, because registering a boat wasn’t an option for appointments. Once I got there, I waited about an hour and half before being called to the counter. Once there, the lady made me pay for my fees, some extra taxes, and the quagga mussel stamp and then she gave me the registration stickers and an official registration.
Good to go, or so I thought. About two weeks later, I got a letter from the DMV informing me my registration was incomplete and that I need to return to DMV. Once again, no appointment could be made as boat issues are not an option.
Once there, after another hour and a half, I got called up. The lady looked over the paperwork, walked away, and came back about 15 minutes later. She then informed me that my registration had been rejected by the DMV. She looked at me like I was an idiot, and told me that I had a kayak and not a sailboat and that kayaks don’t qualify for registration. I showed her the part in the DMV site where it said any vessel over 8 feet long with a sail, and she explained, a sailboat yes, but NOT KAYAKS!! So I quit arguing at that point. They refunded me my money and told me that I could come back to register my kayak if I ever installed a motor.
I tried….
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