Rick:
I suspect your friend was caught in a government snafu. Most states, like
Florida, reject the notion that you don't have to register your boat locally
if it is documented. So they demand that the boat be registered somewhere if
it is passing through. Being local officials, they wouldn't be aware that
the situation was different in North Carolina.
Jack Brennan
Former C&C 25
Shanachie, 1974 Bristol 30
Tierra Verde, Fl.
-----Original Message-----
From: Rick Brass
Sent: Tuesday, April 29, 2014 10:15 PM
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Subject: Re: Stus-List newly documented vessel
I have not had personal experience with the process in Florida, so I believe
what you say in the gist of the law and the way it is supposed to be
applied. BUT...
One of the principal drivers for my knowledge of the law in North Carolina
is my ongoing quest to get my documented boat registered in North Carolina
before a planned trip to Florida in the winter of 2012-2013. The cruiser's
forums were rife with outrage over the actions of what were referred to as
the Florida Marine Nazis in the area of the ICW near Georgia.
A friend of mine who has lived on his boat for 10 years and usually winters
in the Bahamas was livid when he got home last year with his boat sporting
new Florida registration numbers. The boat was documented (which it is
supposed to be if you travel internationally) and at the time North Carolina
would not title or register a documents vessel. (The law changed last July
to no title, but the boat must be registered. The registration fees are
earmarked for dredging. YEAH!)
My friend was ticketed, since his boat needed to be registered in Florida as
it was not registered in his home state. The fine was $250. And when he went
to get the boat registered in Florida he discovered the cost to register if
you are not a Florida resident was another $250. And they told him to put
the numbers on the boat.
Actually it wouldn't surprise me if the information he got about the numbers
was wrong. When I finally got my NC registration for Imzadi last July, the
folks at the DNR told me I had to show the numbers. A friend who is office
manager at at a local boat dealership said they had been told that only the
sticker is needed and it could be on the starboard side of the mast. When I
asked a contact who is actually a fish & wildlife officer, he said the
actual rule is to display just the sticker near the starboard bow, numbers
are optional, and other locations for the sticker can get you a ticket.
Personally, I like Canadians and even most New Yorkers. It's public
officials that are on my list.
Rick
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On Apr 29, 2014, at 21:28, "Jack Brennan" <[email protected]>
wrote:
Rick:
Florida doesn't require that a registration number be displayed on
documented vessels. You just pay for a sticker and place it on a port-side
portlight. This applies to any vessel that spends more than a month or so
in the state, regardless of where it is titled.
One downside to documentation is that you aren't eligible for the boat to
be classified as an antique vessel, which would reduce my annual fee from
somewhere around $125 to a couple of dollars. Only boats titled in Florida
are eligible for that. But it is a bear to move from documented to state
titled.
Boats qualify, if I remember correctly, when they are more than 30 years
old and have the original engine.
Jack Brennan
Former C&C 25
Shanachie, 1974 Bristol 30
Tierra Verde, Fl.
-----Original Message----- From: Rick Brass
Sent: Tuesday, April 29, 2014 8:08 PM
To: [email protected]
Subject: Re: Stus-List newly documented vessel
You'll need to ask the state. Each one seems to do it differently. In
North Carolina you need to get a state registration number, but do not
need to actually show the numbers - just the state sticker near the
starboard bow. I can't recall the state, but at least one requires you
show the state number even if documented. And Florida requires that you
obtain a Florida registration and display the Florida number even if
documented and your home state does not register documented vessels (which
was the case here in NC until lazy July).
There is no uniform system. Call the state.
Rick
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On Apr 29, 2014, at 18:38, Joel Aronson <[email protected]> wrote:
Just got my boat documented with the CG. Do I notify the state and
remove the state registration numbers from the bow?
Joel
35/3
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