Re: Re: Registration as boat
Having done this in April, allow me to add a bit more:
1. Make an appointment at the CA DMV office; use their web site to set it up.
2. When you get to the DMV office, go to their START desk right away (don't
stand in any START Desk line), tell them about the appointment, and be SURE they
give you a ticket that starts with the letter "A" (for having an appointment,
duh, but mistakes happen). Your wait time should be 15 minutes or so. Without an
appointment, or if they accidentally give you a B through who knows ticket, the
wait will be two hours or so.
3. Be ready to pay in cash or personal check; they don't take bank plastic.
4. CA has a provision for an amphibious vehicle class; they may need to look it
up, but it's there in the code. OTOH, the body style is a "convertible" (little
did they know). The DMV will issue you both the land and water documents (at
least you don't need to deal with two different bureaucracies).
5. CA has more darn little costs than closing a mortgage; grin & pay. IIRC, my
fees were around $400 total.
Ed
Sandy Eggo
----- Original Message -----
From: jfriese
To: amphicar-lovers@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Wednesday, June 26, 2002 8:41 PM
Subject: [amphicar-lovers] Re: Registration as boat
Hi Michael,
I just went through the drill a few months ago. First, don't drive it
in to DVM unless it has a current registration on it from somewhere.
Go there first and get a temporary registration to drive it. (I
actually hid the car a couple blocks away) Then drive it in and, if
possible, find someone working there who is amused by the vehicle.
First register it as a car and then as a boat. Yes, double the fun,
and charges. It helps if you have a bill of sale saying you bought it
for some low amount and you restored it. Unfortunatly they will
charge you from the time of purchase, not the time of registration,
but that bill of sale helps since Amphicars are not in their blue
books.
Another thing, when you go swimming in the parks, they will sometimes
try to charge you both as a boat and as a car. If you like swimming
there, consider buying just an annual car pass and see if they throw
you out. Most of the water patrol people like the Amphi's and won't
bother you.
John
--- In amphicar-lovers@y..., "minor948" <a2883@a...> wrote:
> Hi:
>
> I bought a 67 Amphicar which I am about two months away from gettign
> it ready to register. I am in California. Does anyone know what I
> must I do to register it as a boat? I have not looked into it yet. I
> plan on using it in Nevada as well any idea if I must license it as
a
> boat there as well?
>
> Michael
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