Hey All;
It has come to my attention that many sailors are being charged registration fees as if they are motorboaters.
Most of you should be receiving, or have received your registration notices.
It is important you check the "Propulsion" section of this registration. If it says "Outboard" or "Gas" or anything but "Sail" you may be charged the motorboat rate as the state system may not recognize that the manufacturer and model is a sailboat.
The motorboat rate is significantly more than the sailboat rate.
I have also run into people who have recently purchased a used boat. When they have registered the boat they have filled out "outboard" in the propulsion section. This is incorrect. Just because a sailboat has an outboard, it is not the primary means of propulsion. With the new system you do not list the outboard if your boat is a sailboat. Doing so will be costly and time consuming to correct. Let alone being agravating dealing with long lines at DMV.
Hope this helps.
Dave
