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Boating License Question

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.SteezusChrist.
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So I'm 15, live in MA but I boat in NH.  Next summer, when I am 16, I can take out any kind of boat I want as long as I have my boating license.  If I get my boat license in MA, does it work in NH?  And driving license has nothing to do with this...
Dec 1 2007 12:09PM
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samwise
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i have mine in ct and i boat mostly in Rhode island, i'm pretty sure it doesn't matter where it comes from as long as you have it
Dec 1 2007 12:37PM
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michelle
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You can take the NH boating license test online, and it's insanely easy. That's what I did
Dec 1 2007 12:46PM
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.SteezusChrist.
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I think rules changed for that, you can take a practice one online, then you need to take a proctored one.  If you are over 18 you can just take an online one and it's easy, but yeah I think under 18 you need to do proctored.
 
I think it should be easy, I just don't want to drive and take the stupid classes.
Dec 1 2007 12:54PM
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Snowcase
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I did mine when I was 11 or 12 I think. Took the good portion of the afternoon. We didn't go out in a boat but we were on the dock and talked about it. Some guys were there because they strapped an outboard to a canoe. I thought that was pretty hillarious.
Dec 1 2007 1:00PM
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ISkiSwitch
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I have had mine since I was 13, and I boat in Canada with  NY license, I'm pretty sure as long as you have one, and you aren't acting like a complete ass on the water you're fine.
Dec 1 2007 2:02PM
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.SteezusChrist.
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Yeah, I need one because I am on the water all the time in the summer... next summer I will be wakeboarding and wakeskating with friends and I'll have to pull, then I'm taking a jetski to work each day, so yeah I think I will get it in MA and then play dumb if i get pulled over... I've been on boats all my life so I know how to not be an idiot on the water haha.
Dec 1 2007 2:49PM
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pns513
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you can use it anywhere once you have it
Dec 1 2007 3:24PM
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.SteezusChrist.
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Alright thanks for all the help guys, you were right
Dec 1 2007 3:33PM
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skiP.E.I.
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you have to have a boating licence to boat.....? does that apply to sailboats or just motorboats?
Dec 1 2007 5:18PM
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Skiingslikewhoa
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I'm up in Canada but I got mine a while ago. I don't think it matters where you got and where you use it as long as its the same country just like a driving license. Also up here your still allowed to operate >45 hp by yourself before your 16 but thats not much to play with. The boating test was hard as shit when I took it, but I was also 12 so I dunno they asked stupid questions about sailboats though.
Dec 1 2007 5:35PM
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