07-27-2014, 06:22 PM
[quote RockyRaab]That's actually a whole new question: Does "trailer weight" refer to JUST the trailer itself, or does it include the "contents"? I don't have a copy of the law to read, so I can't tell.
Would it be possible at Willard to launch and have a buddy fish or mind the boat while the driver runs up to the state weigh station just north of there? And do state weigh stations even provide this service? If not, then that burden of proof thing is going to be hard for the State to defend.[/quote]
The Flying J is your best bet to have your trailer weighed, I dove over to the State weight station just North of Willard a month ago or so and the guy working there said he would not weigh it. He was also his opinion that the law is for the weight of the boat not the trailer but in reading what it says in the rules, it sounds like it is the trailer. IMO, we pay too many taxes as it is and I for one will fight it rather than pay, unless I find out for sure that I'm required to pay because my trailer is over 750 lbs. I think the deciding factor is the size of the boat on the trailer. It makes since to me that an 18 ft single axle boat trailer will weight more because it supports more weight than say a 16 ft boat trailer but that is just my opinion. I think I'll send an Email to the park manager of Willard and see what his thoughts are.
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Would it be possible at Willard to launch and have a buddy fish or mind the boat while the driver runs up to the state weigh station just north of there? And do state weigh stations even provide this service? If not, then that burden of proof thing is going to be hard for the State to defend.[/quote]
The Flying J is your best bet to have your trailer weighed, I dove over to the State weight station just North of Willard a month ago or so and the guy working there said he would not weigh it. He was also his opinion that the law is for the weight of the boat not the trailer but in reading what it says in the rules, it sounds like it is the trailer. IMO, we pay too many taxes as it is and I for one will fight it rather than pay, unless I find out for sure that I'm required to pay because my trailer is over 750 lbs. I think the deciding factor is the size of the boat on the trailer. It makes since to me that an 18 ft single axle boat trailer will weight more because it supports more weight than say a 16 ft boat trailer but that is just my opinion. I think I'll send an Email to the park manager of Willard and see what his thoughts are.
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