boat registration

Rattlesnake Guy · 03-11-2008, 10:51 PM

I register my boats in my home town. My understanding is that the town gets to keep the money it collects. It may be a small thing but anything to reduce my taxes is worth making this simple choice.

GWC... · 03-11-2008, 11:38 PM

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Originally Posted by Rattlesnake Guy

I register my boats in my home town. My understanding is that the town gets to keep the money it collects. It may be a small thing but anything to reduce my taxes is worth making this simple choice.

Hope you will remember to be the last to complain when MP is slow to setting buoys, quick to pulling bouys, or coming to your rescue, should the deed be necessary and their budget tight, too tight to accomodate your desires.

Hint...

chipj29 · 03-12-2008, 08:13 AM

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Originally Posted by steadyon

Hi,
and don't forget, this year you have to include your boater safety cert. #
on your NH registration in order to register your boat!

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Originally Posted by fpartri497

I regestered my boat for 08 two weeks ago at the DMV, only because I live about a mile away, so Its convienent for me. I was never asked for my boater cert. # at any time. cheers

I registered by mail back in December, and there was no requirement to add my boater safety cert # to the registration.

kjbathe · 03-12-2008, 09:19 AM

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Originally Posted by GWC...

Hope you will remember to be the last to complain when MP is slow to setting buoys, quick to pulling bouys, or coming to your rescue, should the deed be necessary and their budget tight, too tight to accomodate your desires.

Hint...

Correct me if I'm wrong (and I may very well be on this point), but isn't the whole rub about Concord wanting you to register there just about stripping towns of the agent fee and putting that money into some state general bucket? I believe that registering in Concord has no direct impact on the Marine Patrol budget, it just takes money out of the towns. It's a classic money-grab by the State.

Personally, I register our boat with the Gilford Town Clerk. It keeps the money out of Concord and puts it into a town that provides direct services to boaters and island property owners (e.g. the town docks, trash collection, Gilford Fire boat, etc...). That's win-win to me.

fatlazyless · 03-12-2008, 10:11 AM

New this year, as an incentive to take your boat registration to the little, walk-in, service window at the Marine Patrol Headquarters in Gilford, you get a '20mph-off coupon.' To be used to lower the radar measured speed on your first speeding ticket, and effectively erase a 65mph ticket!. Is that an incentive, or what?

Skip · 03-12-2008, 10:23 AM

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Originally Posted by fatlazyless

New this year, as an incentive to take your boat registration to the little, walk-in, service window at the Marine Patrol Headquarters in Gilford, you get a '20mph-off coupon.' To be used to lower the radar measured speed on your first speeding ticket, and effectively erase a 65mph ticket!. Is that an incentive, or what?

FLL,

Don has been very patient and understanding in keeping open a specific and limited subforum for the speed limit debate. Can you please keep your comments regarding same over there so the rest of us can read, enjoy and respond to the pertinent topic at hand?

Thanks.....

Rattlesnake Guy · 03-12-2008, 08:39 PM

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Originally Posted by GWC...

Hope you will remember to be the last to complain when MP is slow to setting buoys, quick to pulling buoys, or coming to your rescue, should the deed be necessary and their budget tight, too tight to accomodate your desires.

Hint...

Well played. Not sure how leaving the solar lights out and preforming the task later in the year has any impact on the budget but I am sure there is one. Maybe we can start up an adopt a light program and cut the budget with the savings of not having to put them in our out at all.

I checked yesterday and my small town took in nearly 10K in boat registrations in 07.

Skip · 03-12-2008, 08:48 PM

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Originally Posted by Rattlesnake Guy

... Maybe we can start up an adopt a light program and cut the budget with the savings of not having to put them in our out at all...

Wow, that really is a fantastic idea!

It might not be feasible for individuals to do actual maintenance, but why not a program where individuals, families or businesses could "adopt" markers or lights and receive some sort of recognition for financially donating to the maintenance and upkeep of a nav marker?

You're a highly resourceful guy RG....is that something you might think you would consider pursuing???

This could also be a very worthwhile cause for members of both the NHRBA & WINFABS to explore.

You just may have started something truly revolutionary here RG!

03-11-2008, 10:51 PM	#1
Rattlesnake Guy Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2004 Posts: 1,254 Thanks: 423 Thanked 366 Times in 175 Posts	Did you know I register my boats in my home town. My understanding is that the town gets to keep the money it collects. It may be a small thing but anything to reduce my taxes is worth making this simple choice.

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fatlazyless Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 8,851 Blog Entries: 1 Thanks: 303 Thanked 1,034 Times in 753 Posts	,,,something new this year! New this year, as an incentive to take your boat registration to the little, walk-in, service window at the Marine Patrol Headquarters in Gilford, you get a '20mph-off coupon.' To be used to lower the radar measured speed on your first speeding ticket, and effectively erase a 65mph ticket!. Is that an incentive, or what?