In a message dated 4/24/2003 7:08:20 PM Pacific Daylight Time, KiAyker_at_aol.com writes: > You need to have > some sort of positive ID, like numbers or names and address carved into it > in > order to positively identify it. spend a few minutes with a camera and photograph the boat; photograph a section with your name and address written, dremeled, painted, epoxied into your boat, whatever. Take the images and have the boat's hull # (photo's too, hopefully) written on the back. Take the photo's to a notary for 5 bucks a stamp. Mail one copy to yourself and keep another copy in your file. Ask your dealer if they keep hull numbers in their records. > If your boat has > numbers on it, write them down and keep them someplace safe. If your boat > doesn't have numbers on it then it might be a good idea to put your name on > it in such a way that it will be difficult to remove. Ya, good. > This incident has got me thinking about boat registration as well. I have > always been against the registration of kayaks. Ya, me too. > required to have numbers on them, and the > authorities actually sited those that did not, then that would sure make it > a lot more difficult for someone to use a stolen boat. I don't know, I'll > have to give this some thought as > well. > I hope so Scott, you've been so reliable, until that last couple of lines! ; ) Cheers, Rob G *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - Any opinions or suggestions expressed here are solely those of the writer(s). You must assume the entire responsibility for reliance upon them. All postings copyright the author. Submissions: PaddleWise_at_PaddleWise.net Subscriptions: PaddleWise-request_at_PaddleWise.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************
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