Northislander
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Anybody know where to go to get a transport permit for Washington State to bring a boat/trailer back to Canada? I have recently made a boat purchase and was told I need to get one of these to get to the border.
Anybody know where to go to get a transport permit for Washington State to bring a boat/trailer back to Canada? I have recently made a boat purchase and was told I need to get one of these to get to the border.
Make sure you go to an ICBC agent to get a "rider" on your vehicle insurance policy to cover you in the event of an accident once you hit the border. The Washington plate might make you legal in Washington, but it won't in BC. I brought a boat/trailer up from Oregon last fall and the seller left the plate on which got me through Ore. and Wa - but I needed the rider from ICBC once I crossed the border.
I assume you know that you're going to have to have the trailer inspected and get approval from the Registrar of Imported Vehicles within 2 weeks of getting back to Canada. Your ICBC can last for 10 days (max) if I recall correctly which should give you time to go through that process.
Anybody know where to go to get a transport permit for Washington State to bring a boat/trailer back to Canada? I have recently made a boat purchase and was told I need to get one of these to get to the border.
Never left - been busy, but still "lurking"!Not to throw this off course but welcome back Charlie!!!
Hey, Northislander, just noticed you're in Royston. So am I - maybe we're neighbours. I had the craigslist ad when I brought my boat up and I don't think the Customs guy paid any attention to anything other than the price. He did remark that the fact that I got the boat for $2000 less than the ad price was a good deal. He didn't even leave his kiosk to go out and look at the boat. I think that's one of the advantages of being prepared with all the paper work etc. The whole process took about 20 minutes.
If you're going to replace the brake system on the trailer, you might want to pick up a Kodiak disc brake conversion kit and accuator while you're in the US - you'll save yourself a few hundred bucks over buying up here. Not hard to install yourself - I did it and I'm no mechanical marvel. Interstingly enough, I don't think the Canadian Tire guy even looked at the brakes on my trailer during the inspection. He certainly did not pick up on the fact that there were only brakes on one axle and in BC, dual axle trailers require brakes on both axles.
Anyway - good luck with the process! Be interested to find out how you make out with it.