im not a moron, it wasnt my boat, nor was i operating it...


i had also asked another WDFW officer i know if i could run a trolling motor on the boat at our cabin without being lisenced...

no, salt water is navicable waters... you can have any size boat you want, but if it even has a motor anywhere on it, regardless if its used or not, it must be registered/numbered.... if you are rowing, and no motor is on the boat, you do not need to register it...

i dont know how it is on rivers, but if they are classified as navicable, and the boats have a motor, you need to have it tabbed up... just drifting, you may not as Joe said, but again, i dont know about how rivers operate....