Rick, Paper trail? Was your boat documented prior to your ownership or was the paper trail something that maybe came from the documentation company as part of the abstracts?
I didn't get a paper trail when I bought. I was the first person to document the boat. Fortunately the boat only had 2 POs and the last PO owned it for 10 years so a pretty decent history was available. Having been USCG inspected for UPV I'm almost positive that documentation is required. I'd certainly like to understand any details to the contrary. Josh On Jan 13, 2016 10:38 PM, "Rick Brass via CnC-List" <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: > Josh has a good point. In some/most states you can get a title for your > boat, but documentation is like a national title with a lien that can’t be > ignored. So most lenders prefer that you register the mortgage with the > USCG and get the documentation. Even the local credit union where I took > out a piddly $30k loan to buy Imzadi in 2003 wanted the boat to have a > mortgage registered with the USCG. > > > > I documented the boat primarily to enable cruising outside the US. > Documentation is actually a legal requirement, though it is often ignored. > > > > I sometimes use the boat as an uninspected passenger vessel with paying > guests and, while documentation is not an actual requirement, I understand > the USCG boardings go a lot smoother if you are documented. > > > > North Carolina started requiring registration of documented vessels in > 2014, and now we must put a sticker on both sides of the bow to show state > registration. But for the first 11 years I didn’t need those ugly numbers > on the hull and I saved the $25 a year on state registration costs. > > > > I also like the paper trail that goes along with documentation. I know > Imzadi’s former names and who the former owners were all the way back to > April 1976 when she was first documented. > > > > Rick Brass > > Washington, NC > > > > > > > > > > *From:* CnC-List [mailto:cnc-list-boun...@cnc-list.com] *On Behalf Of *Josh > Muckley via CnC-List > *Sent:* Wednesday, January 13, 2016 8:47 PM > *To:* C&C List <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> > *Cc:* Josh Muckley <muckl...@gmail.com> > *Subject:* Re: Stus-List Vessel Documentation > > > > Patrick, > > When I bought my boat the lending company required me to use a > documentation company for the title abstracts. Between the two I ended up > being documented. When I decided to do day trips as a UPV I needed > documentation anyway. > > Josh Muckley > S/V Sea Hawk > 1989 C&C 37+ > Solomons, MD > > On Jan 13, 2016 7:53 PM, "Patrick Davin via CnC-List" < > cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: > > I'm surprised so many people on here are USCG documented. I thought USCG > documentation (as opposed to merely state registration) is mostly only > beneficial to those traveling internationally. (and not everyone commenting > travels internationally). > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Email address: > CnC-List@cnc-list.com > To change your list preferences, including unsubscribing -- go to the > bottom of page at: > http://cnc-list.com/mailman/listinfo/cnc-list_cnc-list.com > > >
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