i have bought my son a stand up JetSki. It is 30 years old and was bought as a non running project. we have been through the ski, and rebuilt the engine. The ski is unregistered. How do we go about registering the ski once it is finished?
we bought the ski off gumtree and we have a hand written receipt from the seller. The ski has large numbers on each side which I presume is an old rego number, but has no modern hull I'd number. we want to do the right thing.

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Olisdad said...we want to do the right thing.

Then sell the jet ski and buy him a windsurfer

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musorianin said...

Olisdad said...we want to do the right thing.

Then sell the jet ski and buy him a windsurfer

Or anything other then a jet ski
What state are you in? Might make a difference. JBshack might come along soon and help you out, but I think the first step would be getting a HIN, then registration.

I understand your prejudices, but there is room for all of us if the rules are followed, and I don't see many windsurfers at Millpoint road. I have ridden trail bikes with my son on organised events, but I cannot afford to get hurt with my workload, and I am not getting any younger. I had jetskis 30 years ago, and never had a complaint. They are hard work to ride, and it is a healthy hobby.
my boy is 19 now, and I am trying to do what I can to still interact with him. He is an apprentice, and I am still trying to teach him how to do jobs properly, hence buying a rebuild vintage ski project. For me these days, the thrill is is in the finding of the ski, locating parts and the rebuilding. Riding it will be left to him, though I will often be there.

Forgot to mention, Sorrento, WA

Ode to a Jet-Ski person

Jet-ski person, selfish fink.
May your silly jet-ski sink.
May you hit a pile of rocks,
Oh hoonish summer coastal pox

Noisy smoking dickhead fool,
On your loathsome leisure tool,
Give us all a jolly lark
And sink beside a hungry shark
Scream as in it’s fangs you go
Your last attention-seeking show
While on the beach we all join in
With “three cheers for the dorsal fin”

Michael Leunig

Don't expect too much support jet ski dad, you're in a wind powered water sports forum after all. We've all had sessions soured by that guy.

As long as you're respectful and aware there's a 500m+ radius of noise pollution where you're ruining everyone else's day, you should be fine.

Stand ups are way cooler imho.. More skill required..

In WA you dont need to register jet skis,...... because they will never catch you!!

Good on you with the Father/Son project! I would suggest going down to the transport department and asking the question, you would presume they would have the answers you need?

Sounds like a good project. If it was Qld you would just take the details down to the dept of transport. I'm sure other states are similar. If you have lost the HIN or it was too old you can get one generated. If you make a trailer nowadays they don't even inspect, the onus that it was built to the specs is on you. Then just pay a stupidly large amount and you're away. Enjoy

^^^ yep, dept of transport handle boat and personal watercraft regos in wa.

lmgtfy.com/?q=register+jetski+in+WA+site%3A.au

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Olisdad said..

You can only expect negatively from a bunch of 50 YO windsurfers that have been sailing forever.



Good luck with your project. Sounds like an awesome project to teach the lad your mechanical skills.

Thank you for your positive replies. ( not too bothered about the others )

You want positive replies try a knobski forum,
Might also be a good place to ask about registration.

www.ozpwc.com/forum/

If you can't understand why there is some backlash towards your post you are very naive to the reality of the relationship between
Jet skis and other beach users. Self-centred pricks on the most part.

Don't listen to them.Mean nasty people Finish the project. It's a great way for your son to learn how to fix things.

AND THEN BURN IT

Way to go fellas

A new member asks for some friendly advice, and all you can do is kick him in the guts.

Have you ever considered that just maybe......not all jet skiers are arrogant mongrels on the water, while not all kiters and windsurfers are perfect angels.

Play fair, by the rules and we can share the playground.

Father and son moments is the coolest thing..
haters don't understand that

yeah **** go mate

I googled 'registering an unregistered craft' and this forum came up. I innocently thought it was the place to get answers
seems like there are a lot of angry haters out there who have nothing better to do than to butt in on someone's innocent question.
If I was a swimmer, I wouldn't want kite or wind surfers anywhere near me. Likewise, we not intend to go anywhere near surfers.
we rode bikes, horse people hated us, though I never ever came across one of them, as we rode where we were allowed. If it gets them through the day, good luck to them.
I will call at the dept of transport this week.

i had a 30 year old jetski once, before i worked out that the wind was more reliable than the motor in a 30 year old jetski and i did not like standing at the ramp Knee deep in water, jumper leads in one hand airostart in the other. department of transport they can look up the hull no from the last rego if necessary. Have fun enjoy the serenity (Castle reference)

I have no surprise this forum popped up when you goggle JetSki registration, think about why

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Olisdad said..
I googled 'registering an unregistered craft' and this forum came up. I innocently thought it was the place to get answers
seems like there are a lot of angry haters out there who have nothing better to do than to butt in on someone's innocent question.
If I was a swimmer, I wouldn't want kite or wind surfers anywhere near me. Likewise, we not intend to go anywhere near surfers.
we rode bikes, horse people hated us, though I never ever came across one of them, as we rode where we were allowed. If it gets them through the day, good luck to them.
I will call at the dept of transport this week.

Sorry mate, have been busy the lats few days. If you like the easiest way to get your answers would be to call me during the day on 0412217757. There is a Hin provider closer to you, than me, but ill be happy to talk you through the process..

Traditional petrol motor is out of fashion this days. You should replace with electric one.To start with you could run 1 kw 24v trolling motor from BCF and your car battery or better two.Once you remove all mechanical gear and engine whole shell will be extremely lightweight.Since motors will be below 4 Hp you most likely don't need special registration and complicated paper work to register vessel.That could be good dad and son science program and big saving on fuel bills too.

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Macroscien said..
Traditional petrol motor is out of fashion this days.

dont know about that macro, that houseboat fella seemed to like his ones.

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Macroscien said...
Traditional petrol motor is out of fashion this days. You should replace with electric one.To start with you could run 1 kw 24v trolling motor from BCF and your car battery or better two.Once you remove all mechanical gear and engine whole shell will be extremely lightweight.Since motors will be below 4 Hp you most likely don't need special registration and complicated paper work to register vessel.That could be good dad and son science program and big saving on fuel bills too.

My god you are a retard. The jetski would hardly float with two lead acid deep cycle batteries and do about 1 knot with a trolling motor.

What u need is a Flux Capacitor

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myusernam said..

Macroscien said...
Traditional petrol motor is out of fashion this days. You should replace with electric one.To start with you could run 1 kw 24v trolling motor from BCF and your car battery or better two.Once you remove all mechanical gear and engine whole shell will be extremely lightweight.Since motors will be below 4 Hp you most likely don't need special registration and complicated paper work to register vessel.That could be good dad and son science program and big saving on fuel bills too.

My god you are a retard. The jetski would hardly float with two lead acid deep cycle batteries and do about 1 knot with a trolling motor.

You possibly can't see the difference , but you may have valid arguments, while avoiding smear and abusive language.Then whole discussion about motor power and speed could make sense, but this way only exhaust from discussion could be who manage to throw more obscenities , that are not even funny for the reader.

Some highly engineered lipo powered craft with a custom designed easily driven hull USB a long way from a Watersnakebtrolling motor from bcf. I'm sorry but what you were suggesting was so rediculous deserved such a strong response. It was absolutely rediculous, as is all of your theories and inventions that I have seen on here.

But what if the BCF trolling motor was worked fully sick !

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Imax1 said..
But what if the BCF trolling motor was worked fully sick !

In fact we don't really know what exact power in kw we need to get our surfboard flying (planning).
We means me and you possibly, as those people on the movie above has some ideas already.

This days you could buy electric motor with power rating more then 2 kw per kg! But trolling motor have another advantage. Keeps your boat , jet ski shell moving at reasonably safe speed, cost few hundred dollars and you could have project done in few hours.

Then you could go fishing on converted electric jet ski everywhere - including fresh water dams.In fact I will not be surprised if plain trolling motor 1 kw will give your board -specifically wide windsurfing - planing speeds . When we did recent experiment with "scurfing" towing behind boat, you could easy stand on the board and keep line one hand.

No more then few kilo pulling force needed to plain behind boat on windsurfing board.Apply this same 1 kw motor to hydrofoil Moth and will be planning in no time at all.Then we could talk about cost jet ski vs. anything else. Who want to spend 20 -50 liters of petrol per hour ?

I think i would like one of those electric surf thingies,
but,
it would have to have throttle control and a lot more power so that it could be smaller and turn faster.
Then it would be awesome fun .
Its only going to be a matter of time , but by then ill need a zimmer frame on mine