Ohio registers your watercraft for free if you are a resident veteran with a 100 percent service-connected disability rating, a Medal of Honor recipient, or a former prisoner of war.
Apply through the Ohio Department of Natural Resources watercraft registration process with the documentation for the basis you are claiming.
A VA Benefit Summary Letter showing a 100 percent service-connected rating, official documentation of your Medal of Honor, or official documentation that you were a prisoner of war together with your honorable discharge paperwork or proof you are still serving.