- Thread starter TomTone
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Must I register a homemade wood skiff?
If you put a motor on her, you must register the vessel. Row boats, kayaks and such are exempt.
A visit to the Comandancia del Armada in Puerto Plata should put you on the path to success. Ask for Ayala, he has been assistant to the Comandante for years. He should be able to tell you what is needed.
If you are going in the ocean, you need a dispatch from Armada. I don't have inland experience here, so don't know if a dispatch is needed. If you are trailering a boat on the highway, you also need permission. Small boats move drugs and illegal immigrants, hence the extra controls.
Years ago things were way more simple. Everything is more complicated now.
All watercraft and boats need to be registered(Matricula). The numbers on the front/side of each jetski are those reg. numbers. Some vessels that work daily, have a limited area of operations and don't need daily dispatch.
I built a small skiff. It's a Jeff Spira design. It will have a 3.5 hp gas motor on it. I have heard the " grease a few palms and you'll be fine" philosophy but I don't want a boat I put my blood and sweat into possibly getting swiped from me because of a lack of registration, then winding up in some cop's toy collection. I want everything "on the up and up". I worked hard on this thing and I just wanna do some crabbing in the river, not the ocean. It's a little skiff.. Perhaps I will just ask an abrogado I know about the process.
Two people should be no problem. A bit unwieldy for one. Have you any idea how much she weighs?
How hard is it to find resins, Mek and matt here? Regarding limited shelflife of resin is it produced here or imported?