I finally got my Intex Mariner 4 registered today. Here are a few tips (for California DMV) to help others from the heartache.
-Make an appointment. I made mine 2 weeks ago because I wanted an early morning appointment. Only 2 people were ahead of me in the appointment line to get their number. Once i received my number, walked to a chair, my number was called...basically no wait.
-Be patient (I know, it's hard). Not every DMV employee knows how to register an inflatable boat that has never been registered before. The clerk that was helping me, had to go ask a supervisor what to do. She basically told me she never had one of these before.
-Download the application off of the DMV site for registration number/certificate of ownership for a vessel and fill out it prior to your appointment. It'll save a lot of time.
-Have the certificate of manufacture origin. I was able to download mine from the web site. This part is key...if asked how it was obtained, advise them that this certificate was SENT to you. I made a mistake of saying that this was a copy (not sure why I said that). The clerk advised that they only want originals, not copies. I clarified myself stating, I went to the manufacture site, input my hull number information and this was the certificate that was generated. She was OK with that. Again...only if they ask do you say, this certificate was sent to you. I wouldn't even say, "I printed this from the site".
Hopes this helps others. All together, my time there was 15-20 minutes max.
-Make an appointment. I made mine 2 weeks ago because I wanted an early morning appointment. Only 2 people were ahead of me in the appointment line to get their number. Once i received my number, walked to a chair, my number was called...basically no wait.
-Be patient (I know, it's hard). Not every DMV employee knows how to register an inflatable boat that has never been registered before. The clerk that was helping me, had to go ask a supervisor what to do. She basically told me she never had one of these before.
-Download the application off of the DMV site for registration number/certificate of ownership for a vessel and fill out it prior to your appointment. It'll save a lot of time.
-Have the certificate of manufacture origin. I was able to download mine from the web site. This part is key...if asked how it was obtained, advise them that this certificate was SENT to you. I made a mistake of saying that this was a copy (not sure why I said that). The clerk advised that they only want originals, not copies. I clarified myself stating, I went to the manufacture site, input my hull number information and this was the certificate that was generated. She was OK with that. Again...only if they ask do you say, this certificate was sent to you. I wouldn't even say, "I printed this from the site".
Hopes this helps others. All together, my time there was 15-20 minutes max.
