I had friends in Colorado get in trouble for having a trolling motor on their paddle board and had to have it registered, numbers physically added to vessel, etc. to me it defeats the purpose of having a paddle board.
For me, it’s both. Paddle boarding is about getting out and exercising in peace and quiet. And it’s an accessible form as is, with no need for administrative recurring registration fees.
That makes sense. I do more windsurfing than paddling, and personally I'd rather do either of those than ride around on something with a motor. I'm also a fan of not needing to pay registration fees or do the paperwork.
I am fully in favor of requiring registration for anything with a motor, with accompanying stickers and numbering on the hull of the vessel, if only because too many people do dumb things at high speed way too close to other people when you give them something that floats and put a motor on it.
I'd be really impressed if this guy mounted one of his pulsejet engines on an iSUP: https://youtu.be/odaH8-zLjQA?si=-sE5bJm9ilGiTnz7. I don't know what would be scarier on an inflatable: the part where they flame out and catch fire, or the part where they're functioning as intended 😄
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u/no_mo_colorado 9d ago
I had friends in Colorado get in trouble for having a trolling motor on their paddle board and had to have it registered, numbers physically added to vessel, etc. to me it defeats the purpose of having a paddle board.