I’m aware that I have to register in the state, and have faithfully done so since I bought my first sailboat up on Lake Superior. But the whole argument of displaying registration numbers on a documented vessel is something that I don’t think is legal for a state to require, as it would (as I understand it) then supersede the federal law on the subject. I display a state registration sticker on the upper corner of the transom as required by Wisconsin state law, but I will not put state registration numbers on the bow; and I don’t think Wisconsin can require me to do so.
— Fred Fred Street -- Minneapolis S/V Oceanis (1979 C&C Landfall 38) -- on the hard in Bayfield, WI :^( > On Jan 26, 2018, at 12:30 PM, schiller <schil...@bloomingdalecom.net> wrote: > > Fred, > > I think that if you kept your boat only on the waters of the Great Lakes, you > could get away without state registration. As soon as you put into port > however, you just entered State controlled waterways. I guess you could > anchor offshore and go into port with a registered dingy but that might be > iffy. > > Michigan State boundaries go all the way to mid lake on Lake Michigan but the > federal jurisdiction may end at the shoreline. Not sure on that. > > Neil Schiller > 1983 C&C 35-3, #028 > "Grace" > White Lake Michigan > WLYC
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