Registration question for MA/NH

Misty Blue · 04-19-2012, 12:50 AM

OK piston, here is the deal with reprocity. Your boat must be registerd in the state of "primary use". In NH that means that if you keep it continuously for 30 days it must be registered in NH. Most states give you 60 days.

But what if you use it in other states as well?

If you are a snow bird and take your boat to Florida (just an example) and keep it ther for over 60 days (again I am guessing on the required time) it must be registered there. FL is the state of primary use. When you bring it back up to NH and keep it here over 30 days NH is then the state of primary use and it must be re-registered in NH. You keep the same hull numbers, just change the stickers.

Hope this helps.

Misty.

04-19-2012, 12:50 AM	#12
Misty Blue Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 658 Thanks: 121 Thanked 283 Times in 98 Posts	Boat registrations... OK piston, here is the deal with reprocity. Your boat must be registerd in the state of "primary use". In NH that means that if you keep it continuously for 30 days it must be registered in NH. Most states give you 60 days. But what if you use it in other states as well? If you are a snow bird and take your boat to Florida (just an example) and keep it ther for over 60 days (again I am guessing on the required time) it must be registered there. FL is the state of primary use. When you bring it back up to NH and keep it here over 30 days NH is then the state of primary use and it must be re-registered in NH. You keep the same hull numbers, just change the stickers. Hope this helps. Misty.