Boating Decals

 

Boat Decal and Beach Pass Season starts June 15, 2024 and EXPIRES June 15, 2026. Boat Decals are half price after June 15, 2025. All motorized watercraft decals this season are YELLOW, and all non-motorized watercraft decals are BLUE. Both can be picked up at the CSCD Office. A photo ID is required when picking up beach passes and applying for motorized and non-motorized boat decals.

Boating Decals for the 2024-2026 Season are now available. 

***ALL CURRENT Resolutions pertaining to watercraft are below***

Pay close attention to the documents that are required in order to retrieve decals!

*Prohibited watercraft:

1. Houseboat of any size

2. Airboats, hovercraft, or motorized hydrofoils, or similar watercraft

3. Personal watercraft, including, but not limited to jet skis or wave runners

4. Watercraft of any size with sleeping quarters, galleys, toilets, or cabins

5. Wake boats or watercraft designed or modified to create large wakes, including, but not limited to, watercraft designed with hulls and ballast systems, hydrofoil technology, wedges, wake shapers, v-drives, and any other device or construction intended by the manufacturer or utilized by the operator of the watercraft to create a large wake. 


WATERCRAFT TYPE LENGTH/HORSEPOWER PRICE
Power/Speed Boat

Less than 21ft. and over 40 horsepower, weighing no more than 4,000lbs. Boat Owners must sign a Ballast/Wave Enhancing Speedboat Affidavit when registering.

All current Wake Boats MUST be continuously registered prior to September 2024. 

Pontoons with horespower between 100-150 can be registered as power/speed boat. 

   $166
Pontoon Boat No longer than 24ft. and not to exceed 100 horsepower    $166
Fishing Boat No longer than 19ft. and not to exceed 40 horsepower     $86
Jet Ski/ Wave Runner MUST be continuously registered prior to January 1, 1994    $166
Non-Motorized

Kayaks, Canoes, Rowboats, Paddleboats, and Sailboats. No longer than 17ft. Proof of purchase of non-motorized watercraft will be the Affidavit proving ownership.

Watercraft utilizing DC electric propulsion may not produce more than 100 ft. lbs of thrust as stated by manufacturer's specifications. 

Motorized hydrofoils are NOT considered non-motorized watercraft. 

    $10

 

***Boat Decals are half price after June 15, 2025.***

Per Resolution 2016-3:

  • All gasoline-powered watercraft utilizing Cordry and Sweetwater Lakes be covered by an amount not less than $100,000 liability insurance coverage, insuring against bodily injury or property damage, per person and per occurrence.

Per Board of Director's Meeting 11/19/2024.  Resolution 2024-20

  • Speed boats must be less than 21 feet in length and weighing no more than 4,000 lbs. ( see jdpower website or manufacturer's brochure if they differ in length or weight, the lesser length and weight shall be considered the true weight and length of the watercraft)
  • Pontoon Boats must be 24ft or less and not exceed 100 horsepower. Pontoon watercraft in excess of 100 horsepower but with a maximum horsepower of 150 shall be classified as a power watercraft. 
  • Wake Surfing is prohibited. Wake Surfing is defined as a water sport in which a rider trails behind a watercraft, riding the watercraft's wake without being directly pulled by the watercraft. All persons engaged in any water sport with the assistance of a motorized watercraft being pulled behind the vessel must use a tow rope.

Things you need to provide to obtain a watercraft decal:

  • Photo ID
  • Current title, application for title,  or certificate of origin in the current lot owner’s name for new boat registration.
  • Insurance Information (Insurance company name, policy number, and insurance agent contact information)
  • Zebra Mussel Course Certificate (per Resolution 2023-12)
  • Boat Safety Certificate (per Resolution 2024-5)

Speedboats being registered for the first time in the current Lot Owner’s name will need to be measured at the CSCD Office during business hours. Please call the office to verify if the year, make and model of the boat is already in our database for measurement. All motorized watercraft coming into the Lake for the first time will need a current title, application for title, or certificate of origin in the current Lot Owner’s name.

A lot owner may only have 9 Total watercraft motorized and non-motorized per freehold, of which no more than 3 motorized; limit one per classification: Classification #1 speedboat,  #2 pontoon, and #3 fishing boat under 40 HP.

All motorized, non-motorized boats, and boat trailers listed above need to have lot numbers displayed. Lot numbers must be 3 inches on both sides of the boats next to the boat decals. Lot numbers must be 2 inches on one side of the boat trailers.

 

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