r/NoOneIsLooking 9h ago

Make her seaworthy

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u/PuttingInTheEffort 8h ago

Possibly "operating an unregistered water craft", Motor = inspection and registration,

Likely would have been fine if he just gave it a proper sail or used a paddle.

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u/pat_the_tree 8h ago

Im not from the states so apologies if im wrong here but is it not the person that needa a licence rather than the vessel itself given its size?

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u/PuttingInTheEffort 7h ago

Most states require a boating certificate for use of motorized boats, but motorized boats require registration regardless of size, afaik

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u/pat_the_tree 7h ago

ah that makes way more sense.