Boat registry
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If you have answers, please help by responding to the unanswered posts.
If you have answers, please help by responding to the unanswered posts.
RT Firefly
Enigma
Greetings,
Mr. jc. Short and partial answer. Documentation is a federal process like a passport. Licensing is a state process like a drivers license. Foreign customs officials may take a more favorable view of a documented (federal) vessel than a licensed (state) vessel.
Mr. jc. Short and partial answer. Documentation is a federal process like a passport. Licensing is a state process like a drivers license. Foreign customs officials may take a more favorable view of a documented (federal) vessel than a licensed (state) vessel.
markpierce
Master and Commander
- Joined
- Sep 25, 2010
- Messages
- 12,557
- Location
- USA
- Vessel Name
- Carquinez Coot
- Vessel Make
- penultimate Seahorse Marine Coot hull #6
Documented is handy (necessary?) for international travel and avoids having numbers plastered on the bow. In some states, federally-documented boats also need to be registered with the state so one could be subject to annual fees twice.
RT Firefly
Enigma
Greetings,
Mr. mp. I don't think documentation is necessary for "local" international travel. Small boats regularly visit the Bahamas and Canada and I don't expect those vessels are documented. I haven't a clue about Mexico or France which, in total, are the 4 foreign countries within easy reach (local) of the US.
Mr. mp. I don't think documentation is necessary for "local" international travel. Small boats regularly visit the Bahamas and Canada and I don't expect those vessels are documented. I haven't a clue about Mexico or France which, in total, are the 4 foreign countries within easy reach (local) of the US.
