Old aluminum with no hull I.D. Plate

Hey fellas, I have a 12' aluminum boat from the '60's that was under a friends cottage that was gifted to me. I want to put my
15hp motor on it. Apparently because the motor is over 10hp I need to have it registered/licensed.
Can't do that without an I.D. tag that either rotted off or never came with.
Anybody else run into this?
Other than putting a 9.9hp sticker over the 15 on the engine cowl is there any way to get it licensed without an I.D. plate?

ps, I have no idea what year, make, model, hp rating this thing is.

Got a picture of the boat, might be able to identify it with a lot of other lookers.

A few years ago I was given a 14' Fiberglass like that with a 40 hp on it. No papers anywhere. Seems to me I called service Ont or Canada, and followed instructions. No problem except my wife doesn't like the old clunker so I never did put the numbers on.....and it now sits in my yard.

Yep as patvetzal says register ....just follow the instructions .
Glen

I have an old steel boat with no plate. No problem getting numbers for it. I think you have to swear something to that effect.

OK thanks fellas. I'll call instead of trying to do it online. I'm still a little confused about the register vs. license thing. To register i gotta make up some kind of name?

Just a thought. It's a rare 12 ft tinny that's actually rated for 15 hp so I hope the transom is up to it. Specially with a boat that old.

Cheers

Thanks smitty, I'm aware of that fact too. I'm fabricating a new .125" 6061 transom for it complete with brackets and braces.
Alot of work some might say for an old tinny but as a fabricator it's more of a hobby for me. This boat may well get the controls and a console just for fun. I'm too old to be lifting this boat onto a car top anyways lol.

The only 12 ft. Tinny I ever saw rated for a 15 hp was a Springbock. It was wider than a regular 12' from what I remember

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Originally Posted by finstr

OK thanks fellas. I'll call instead of trying to do it online. I'm still a little confused about the register vs. license thing. To register i gotta make up some kind of name?

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You need to license it. Licensing is for personal water Craft.
Registering is for commercial Craft.
The quote below is straight from the transport canada website.

A Pleasure Craft Licence is a document with a unique licence number for a pleasure craft. The number serves as identification for the vessel and allows search and rescue personnel to access important information in an emergency. No fee is required to get this licence.

A vessel used for pleasure, recreation, or daily living is a pleasure craft

It's free and lasts for 10 years
Good luck!

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Originally Posted by Roe+

The only 12 ft. Tinny I ever saw rated for a 15 hp was a Springbock. It was wider than a regular 12' from what I remember

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Harber Craft also made a wide 12 footer, rated for 15 horse, I own one, they were made in Fort Erie On, they also had a plant out in B.C., I do believe as you see Harber Craft boats out west.

I often wondered - when they rate a boat for the max hp is the rating based on the hp of the motor only or is the weight of the motor also taken into consideration - the reason I wonder is that the new 4 stroke engines are much heavier then the old 2 stroke and putting a newer motor on an old boat may over stress the transom

I have an old 1973 Sears and it's rated for 15hp

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Originally Posted by JoePa

I often wondered - when they rate a boat for the max hp is the rating based on the hp of the motor only or is the weight of the motor also taken into consideration - the reason I


wonder is that the new 4 stroke engines are much heavier then the old 2 stroke and putting a newer
motor on an old boat may over stress the transom

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Back when Dad and I were building plywood/Fiberglas boats we had to send a whole list of measurements in to get the plates. Weight of the motor didn't matter but transom height did.

A lot of old boats don't have Transport Canada capacity plates. You need to go to Service Canada in person, you can't do it online. You need to have measurements for the boat length, width, transom height and dry weight. Process is a bit longer but if you have the info you should have no problem.

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Originally Posted by Roe+

The only 12 ft. Tinny I ever saw rated for a 15 hp was a Springbock. It was wider than a regular 12' from what I remember

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I just purchased an old Harbercraft 12S (12ft) came with a 76 Johnson 15hp this past Saturday...
The hull Plate indicates max HP = 15

I have an old 1973 Sears tinny and it's rated for 15 HP