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Originally Posted by 3rd_gear_Ted
Next is your California boating card.
As of January 1, 2025: All boaters, regardless of age, are required by law to carry a California Boater Card.
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Got my temp in hand waiting on the card to be mailed.
The other thing is the mussel inspection stuff that is limiting where you can boat without an inspection and then a 30 day wait period. Once the wait period is over, they put a band on the boat/trailer that if removing the boat it has to be cut. If you launch at the lake your inspection was done at they reband it at the end of the day for reentry into that lake only. There is one local lake that allows self-inspection and no banding but you have to fill out a bunch of paperwork and leave it on the tow vehicle dash while out on the lake. It's a big reservoir that due to the inspections elsewhere has become very crowded. I will likely launch there the 1st couple times so if I have any problems there will be assistance in towing back to the launch.
As soon as I build some confidence in it I will be going to a couple smaller lakes up here where there are no requirements. For now anyway.... Both are pretty remote, and not really any people there mid week when I will be doing most of outings. Cherry and Beardsly Lakes here in Tuo*Co.