Efoil Laws?

jayhawk_nation · 07-24-2025, 09:01 PM

I was cruising around earlier this week on some new efoils, and the marine patrol came over and pulled us over! Turns out, you need registration stuck on the front of your efoil like every other boat. It didn't occur to me that this was necessary. Seems a little over the top. Less than 5 feet and 5 horsepower boat?
Not sure if we were the only ones who didn't know this.

ishoot308 · 07-24-2025, 09:11 PM

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Originally Posted by jayhawk_nation

I was cruising around earlier this week on some new efoils, and the marine patrol came over and pulled us over! Turns out, you need registration stuck on the front of your efoil like every other boat. It didn't occur to me that this was necessary. Seems a little over the top. Less than 5 feet and 5 horsepower boat?
Not sure if we were the only ones who didn't know this.

State needs their money I guess….seems ridiculous to me!

Dan

chachee52 · 07-24-2025, 09:44 PM

Any motorized vessel needs to be registered. Even a canoe with an electric trolling motor.

kjbathe · 08-02-2025, 06:22 PM

I've been pretty pleased with the consistency applied to efoils relative to existing laws. Vests, whistles, safe passage, registrations, even safe boating certs. The approach make sense. It's powered, so it gets stickers, even if we do look like a VW bus after. 🤣

dpg · 08-07-2025, 10:48 AM

efoils???

07-24-2025, 09:01 PM	#1
jayhawk_nation Member Join Date: May 2024 Posts: 38 Thanks: 11 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post	Efoil Laws? I was cruising around earlier this week on some new efoils, and the marine patrol came over and pulled us over! Turns out, you need registration stuck on the front of your efoil like every other boat. It didn't occur to me that this was necessary. Seems a little over the top. Less than 5 feet and 5 horsepower boat? Not sure if we were the only ones who didn't know this.

07-24-2025, 09:44 PM	#3
chachee52 Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: Gilford, NH Posts: 549 Thanks: 6 Thanked 108 Times in 85 Posts	Any motorized vessel needs to be registered. Even a canoe with an electric trolling motor.

08-02-2025, 06:22 PM	#4
kjbathe Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Posts: 290 Thanks: 3 Thanked 23 Times in 13 Posts	I've been pretty pleased with the consistency applied to efoils relative to existing laws. Vests, whistles, safe passage, registrations, even safe boating certs. The approach make sense. It's powered, so it gets stickers, even if we do look like a VW bus after. 🤣

08-07-2025, 10:48 AM	#5
dpg Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 2,624 Thanks: 157 Thanked 236 Times in 173 Posts	efoils???