I've imported 2 boats from the US - one by sea and one by land. Neither time with a broker.
By sea is probably simpler (they'll take your HST payment by credit card at 1-888-CAN-PASS), but neither is a big deal. I'd probably sail the boat back. Just make sure you've got at least one guy on board who's got Marblehead to Halifax (or equivalent) experience. It's not a huge crossing, but I understand it can be pretty hairy. Best to have someone seasoned along for the ride. Cheers Colin On the hook, Grenada. (Time to go... It's almost happy hour!) On 3/19/13, dwight veinot <dwightvei...@hfx.eastlink.ca> wrote: > I agree on both counts with what Bob advises. I used Sealand Industries to > bring Alianna home form the USA and the papers you get from the "border > broker" are real handy 6 years down the road when I registered my boat and > the province came checking for proof of taxes paid. > > Dwight Veinot > C&C 35 MKII, Alianna > Head of St. Margaret's Bay, NS > > -----Original Message----- > From: CnC-List [mailto:cnc-list-boun...@cnc-list.com] On Behalf Of Robert > Abbott > Sent: March 19, 2013 3:48 PM > To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com > Subject: Stus-List Possible C&C 30 purchase > > Mark: > > Should you purchase this boat and decide to have it trucked to NS, a few > things to consider: > > 1. I used Sealand Industries (I have coordinates) from Chester.....you > will be hard pressed to hire a better professional to transport your > boat. If he is already in the area of your boat, you might obtain a > better price than him simply going to get it. > > 2. Some, maybe all, truckers will insist you hire a 'border broker'....I > did, it cost me $125....he took care of all of the paper work and taxes > at the border.....have coordinates on this as well. > > > Bob Abbott > AZURA > C&C 32 - 84 > Halifax, N.S. > > > On 2013/03/19 1:18 AM, Dr. Mark Bodnar wrote: >> Graham, >> I asked Belinda what the max capacity was for the club crane when I >> started thinking about bigger boats - she told me the max lift is >> 9000lbs - so the 30 should be fine. I'm trying to stay within the >> club capacity a)to save the extra expense of the big crane haul and >> b)makes timing for launch and haul easier rather than being scheduled >> by the big crane availability. >> As for height clearance - I'm not sure what I'd be looking at. I know >> I had a problem with my Mirage 24 on the club crane - the mast was too >> short and the back stay tangled with the hoist -- I had to remove the >> stay the one time I lifted the boat with the mast in place. >> Not sure how the C&C 30 would fair in that case, but also not sure if >> I'd leave the mast up for winter - dropping the mast on the 24 was a 2 >> person job by hand, I'm guessing the mast on the 30 is a whole lot >> heavier!!! -- I'll get into those questions with this list later if I >> have the boat. >> >> As for some of the other suggestions. The boat I currently most >> interested in has a new diesel in 2000 (Yanmar 18Hp) and a new poly >> fuel tank in 2010. The boat is in salt water (Long Island) - possibly >> with original rigging. >> The boat is a 1979 - no teak/holly floor, but the mast should already >> be a bit higher up and not the "roller/reefing" style. >> The current mainsheet traveler position looks difficult (easy to >> tangle crew, can't use cockpit table under sail and looks hard to >> sheet in and out from the helm) -- that said is it safe to move the >> traveler to forward of the dodger? - I'd think that would be a huge >> change of forces to have it mid-boom rather than end of boom. >> I'll put the thru-hulls on the list of upgrades if I get the boat, as >> well as making sure the waste tank is solid. >> >> Thanks for all the info. The price on the boat is good (under $16000 >> US) - but I'll need to get it home from NY - so I'm trying to decide >> between a professional captain delivery, shipping it or sailing it >> back myself with a couple buddies. >> If all looks good when my SailNet contact checks it out next week then >> I'll be looking into a proper survey - make sure the rigging and >> engine are solid for trip back to NS. >> >> BTW - any thoughts on importing a boat from the US to Canada? I'm >> assuming I'll just be paying HST on the purchase price (I bought a >> little bowrider power boat in Boston a few years back - pretty simple >> crossing to border, just paid HST --- but not sure how it works if I'm >> sailing home) >> >> Mark >> >> >> --------------------- >> Dr. Mark Bodnar >> B.Sc., D.C., FCCOPR(C) >> Bedford Chiropractic >> www.bedfordchiro.ca >> --------------------- > > > > _______________________________________________ > This List is provided by the C&C Photo Album > http://www.cncphotoalbum.com > CnC-List@cnc-list.com > ----- > No virus found in this message. > Checked by AVG - www.avg.com > Version: 2012.0.2240 / Virus Database: 2641/5688 - Release Date: 03/19/13 > > > _______________________________________________ > This List is provided by the C&C Photo Album > http://www.cncphotoalbum.com > CnC-List@cnc-list.com > -- Sent from my mobile device _______________________________________________ This List is provided by the C&C Photo Album http://www.cncphotoalbum.com CnC-List@cnc-list.com
