We are not and see no reason to be.
We’re state registered and that’s enough of government aboard our boat.
Yes, hadn't thought but all non-US boats will be polled as documented in that is all most countries have.
Our boats are documented, even the ones that don't need it. It's cheap and it might or might not ever be of benefit.
If what you call documented is registered with federal authorities, we do. Up here we call this a blue book as the vessel has her blue passport.
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But it does mean your boat could run for Parliament.Mine was USCG documented when I bought it. Being Australian meant that I needed to cancel that documentation, and the resulting certificate was necessary to obtain Australian national registration (documentation). This is quite a formal process....
But it does mean your boat could run for Parliament.
Not sure what "documented" means. My boat is registered with the USCG rather than the state. I was told that if the boat is not registered with the USGS they will not go beyond a certain number of miles if you call in a Mayday.
Don't know if that's true or not. I'll look in to that. What is documented?