Supercharged in California?

[lifeisradincbad]

Are only Yamaha supercharged engines banned in California?
Are Rotax supercharged engines ok? Boats with these engines are for sale and appear to have been previously registered.
Appreciate any help with this as I'm trying to choose between a Yamaha, Scarab, Chaparral Vortex, and Seadoo boat. Apologies if this has been answered already in another thread. Here are some listings:

Chaparral Vortex Log into Facebook
Yamaha SX195 Log into Facebook

 

[FSH 210 Sport]

Look in this thread

https://jetboaters.net/threads/california-compliant-yamaha-boats.32095/

 

[lifeisradincbad]

@Ronnie Care to comment? How are these Yamaha and Chaparral supercharged jet boats registered in California?

 

[FSH 210 Sport]

If they are older boats then they were legal at the time of their purchase. Just like my 210 FSH would have been in 2020 but it was no longer legal to sell them after 2021. It’s the same with cars, they just have to pass a smog test applicable for their year of purchase. So far you don’t have to take your power sports equipment to get it smogged to be able to register it.

So if you’re looking at an older boat that is currently registered in ca then you’ll be able to register it in ca if you buy it.

I know there were a couple of guys who bought new boats out of state, registered them there and brought them back to ca.

 

[jEt_jAk]

You can register it in Arizona as a non resident as I did. Also I believe there are less restrictions on buying used and registering in CA as I have heard, but not 100% sure on this.

I am selling my supercharged AR195 in CA, but it is registered in AZ.

https://jetboaters.net/threads/2018-ar195-for-sale-southern-california.42144/

 

[FSH 210 Sport]

I think Nevada is also a friendly place to register your vehicle as well. There is another member here who bought a 255 FSH sport E and registered it to his brothers house in AZ. You can also use My Best Address in South Dakota to register your vehicles at, I registered my vehicles in SD that way.

 

[jEt_jAk]

In AZ you don’t need an AZ address to register it as you can register it as a non resident, just need to pay a small yearly fee to fish and game. I think it actually ends up being cheaper than CA luxury tax ?

 

[FSH 210 Sport]

I have no doubt about that…

found this… California Property Tax on Vessels – AGL Yacht Sales

looks like ca charges 1.1% property tax on the assessed value of the boat.. boat is worth $30,000 tax due to the state is $330 not including the registration fee.

Then there is this… scroll down a ways

Registration Fees - California DMV

There are a variety of fees that may be required when applying for or renewing vehicle registration.

www.dmv.ca.gov

Then there is this jewel..

CA governor proposes 300% boat registration fee increase | Boating Industry

The nation’s largest recreational boat owners advocacy, services and safety group Boat Owners Association of The United States (BoatUS), and the nonprofit

boatingindustry.com

I‘m pretty sure my friend who owns a home in AZ said it was cheaper to register his boat in NV. I’m checking on that now…