Bob: I would think that your bill of sale, supplemented by an affidavit from you setting out the boat's history and the details of the sale, *should* make the Turkish folks happy. If not, there's probably not much more you can do the guy. Good luck!
Phil McGovern s/v Sunshine PDQ 36 On Thu, Jul 3, 2008 at 12:10 AM, Bob Johnson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > The plot thickens----30 yr old owner built trimaran. > Bob > > ------------------------------ > *From:* [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] *On Behalf Of [EMAIL PROTECTED] > *Sent:* Wednesday, July 02, 2008 7:35 PM > *To:* [email protected] > *Subject:* Re: [Liveaboard] Turkey problems > > Some agencies require a "certificate of origin" which starts with the > manufacturer and subsequent owners down the line and a bill of sale from > you. If the boat has been registered previously, all of this info should be > available, maybe not easily, but available. > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Bob Johnson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: Liveaboardnow <[email protected]> > Sent: Wed, 2 Jul 2008 6:58 pm > Subject: [Liveaboard] Turkey problems > > The fellow who bought my boat 2 years ago was an Austrian who sailed it from > ME to Turkey and now has problems with the Turkish authorities re proof of > prior registration. The broker is long gone so no help there. Anyonre have > an idea as to how he can get something that proves prior ownership etc? The > boat was documented so I sent him to the vessel documentation site. I know > he sailed it in the US for a month then laid it up here for the winter > before he set sail. I really don't think he had a clue about having the > paperwork in order as this was the first boat he owned and was probably > lucky he wasn't boarded as an alien without a cruising permit while here. > > Bob > PDQ 36 > Peace > > _______________________________________________ > Liveaboard mailing [EMAIL PROTECTED] > To adjust your membership settings over the web > http://www.liveaboardnow.org/mailman/listinfo/liveaboard > To subscribe send an email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > To unsubscribe send an email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > The archives are at http://www.liveaboardnow.org/pipermail/liveaboard/ > > To search the archives > http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected] > > The Mailman Users Guide can be found here > http://www.gnu.org/software/mailman/mailman-member/index.html > > ------------------------------ > The Famous, the infamous, the lame - in your browser. Get the TMZ Toolbar > Now <http://toolbar.aol.com/tmz/download.html?NCID=aolcmp00050000000014>! > > _______________________________________________ > Liveaboard mailing list > [email protected] > To adjust your membership settings over the web > http://www.liveaboardnow.org/mailman/listinfo/liveaboard > To subscribe send an email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > To unsubscribe send an email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > The archives are at http://www.liveaboardnow.org/pipermail/liveaboard/ > > To search the archives > http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected] > > The Mailman Users Guide can be found here > http://www.gnu.org/software/mailman/mailman-member/index.html >
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