[Rhodes22-list] OK so how long should it take to rig / unrig ...

[Mike Cheung]

Rick,

Just be glad ODNR doesn't make you sign the "I'm not a terrorist ... really"
document that we have to sign to register our aircraft in the great state of
Ohio.  

Actually ODNR tried to be helpful in my case.  The problem apparently is
that our boat came from Louisiana, which is a state that does not title
boats, to us in Ohio, which does title boats, via Stan in NC, which also
titles boats (since 2007).  We got the boat without a title, but with the LA
registration signed over to me from GB.  ODNR said fine, bring us the boat,
we'll verify the HIN and go from there.  I did that; I towed the boat over
to our local ODNR office, which has a distressingly small parking lot for
maneuvering a Rhodes 22 on a trailer.  They looked at the HIN, gave me a
letter asking the Summit County Clerk of Courts to issue a first time title,
and told me to come back with the title and ODNR would give me a
registration.  Well, the County Clerk of Courts said, no deal .... since GB
owned the boat while it was recycled and NC is a title state, then no NC
title means no OH title.  Stan's fixing things by getting an NC title, so
hopefully we can be "legal" in OH soon.  

Interestingly one of the ODNR Watercraft officers told me that I could
"probably" splash the boat with just the bill of sale from GB.  He said that
while I could be cited only a real pr*ck of an officer would do so and I
could "probably" talk my way out of a citation with "most" officers, but I'd
get stopped for sure since the boat has no registration numbers showing. 
Sounds so reassuring!  But, I may take my chances and splach anyway - I've
put a copy of the GB bill of sale onboard in a plastic bag to keep it dry
(just a precaution). 

I was thinking of using the Cleveland Edgewater ramps so I could play inside
the breakwall if the waves were up too much for my tastes.  You're based
near there IIRC, any comments on places to launch an R22 in/near Cleveland
harbor?  Any comments on how the sailing is behind the breakwall?  I'd
imagine it can get crowded some days.  Any recommendations as to nice places
to tie up the Rhodes and grab a bite to eat along the Cleveland waterfront?  

Mike Cheung s/v Muireann 1993 / 2004 / 2008 Rhodes 22 
 

Rick Lange-2 wrote:
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> Paperwork, schmaperwork.  I was accused of being a terrorist by
> ODNR and its all because of Stan.
> This spring while I was showing
> off my boat still on the hard to a friend, he noticed my registration
> sticker had expired.  Normally, ODNR sends a reminder so they get their
> money and you don't have to remember to renew.
> When I called the
> Cleveland office, they said I wasn't sent a renewal because my boat ID
> number is suspicious.  They said I had 2 weeks to get my butt into their
> office with a rubbing of the plate or they were sending in the Feds.  That
> was in mid April.
> Well, April turned cold so I put if off.  About an
> hour before my deadline, I tried rubbing with a crayon.  That didn't turn
> out very well because the plate is right up against the rub rail so I only
> got the lower half.  Then I tried with a pencil, but the paper kept
> slipping around making it look like an absolute forgery.  In desperation,
> I took a picture with my cell phone.
> I walked into the ODNR office
> sweating like a terrorist hoping my cell phone picture would be accepted. 
> Turns out, the lady was very nice and she did accept my picture.  She
> also explained the whole problem was the boat construction was started one
> year and completed the next.  That made the number appear like it was made
> up by someone with evil intent.
> It all makes sense now because the
> PO bought the boat new from Stan at the Cleveland boat show held every
> year in late January.  Stan must have started building in early December. 
> Then being the Enlightened Capitalist he is, he shut down for Hanukkah;
> and finished the boat in early January.
> I hope Stan now understands
> being an EC is an oxymoron that he will quickly desert, giving his
> customers relief from persecution from Big Bro.
> Rick
> 

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