Connie, each state is different with regards to the law regarding boat registration... It is a misnomer that many believe that being federally documented exempts one from being registered in a state that the boat either resides or the owner resides... one needs to look at the laws from the state the boat is in most of the time and be very careful to comply. Florida gives on 60 or 90 days ( I forget which) to register, and that inclueds Doc'd boats, with the state.. the displaying of state boat numbers is exempt for doc'd boats... Many states will get a list of boats with Hailing ports in thier state to find out if anyone is attempting to circumvent the laws .... in some cases that person is simply using a particular town due to its unique name or for sentimental reasons... I came very close to having a hailing port of either SPUDS or TWO EGG.. as both are florida towns with a post office.. honest one is just outside Palatka on the east coast..the other out west in the Panhandle of Florida.. otoh, I also gave a lot of consideration to Chassahowitzka just to watch people try to figure out how to pronounce it... Chassa-witz-ka is correct... my first choice was Walterboro (SC) but I found out that having the hailing port in SC would subject me to the potential for both sales and property tax in SC...so Florida towns became my choice.. I settled on Key West because, 1.)its a favorite place and 2.) the lettering fits nicely on my stern.
I am not disputing your reply, but one needs to carefully look at the exact law as pertains to your and your boat... with regards to your choice of hailing ports.. Fed Doc'd boats are not exempt from registering in most states, just does not have to display the boat numbers... 'bella ex pat floridian longing for home Port Covingtion, MD On Sat, Jan 3, 2009 at 11:14 AM, Corinne Sutter-Brown <[email protected]> wrote: > issue. Documentation and NYS registration with the DMV > both provide "title" and you only need one, not both. > > Corinne > s/v Beyond > -- It's not about the boat it's sails or rigging. It's about the freedom. http://www.slideshare.net/jacko91/these-are-my-credentials/ http://fisherhouse.org/ http://www.specialops.org/ "We are the guardians of a great faith. When we believe that freedom offers the best chance of peace and prosperity for all, and our desire for peace cannot be seperated from our believe in liberty." Harry S. Truman Political Correctness is a doctrine, fostered by a delusional, illogical minority and rabidly promoted by an unscrupulous mainstream media, which holds forth the proposition that it is entirely possible to pick up a turd by the clean end. _______________________________________________ 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
