So does this mean that if I ever decide to get my boat out of Lake Superior and head to Florida, I could avoid all the issues with transient vessels that have out-of-state registrations by paying $5 for a Florida registration on my 35-year-old boat?
Fred Street -- Minneapolis S/V Oceanis (1979 C&C Landfall 38) -- on the hard in Bayfield, WI :^( On Apr 30, 2014, at 10:30 AM, PME <[email protected]> wrote: > Jack, > > There is no downside to documentation in Florida. I have made the > transitions from > regular vessel registration to antique vessel registration with no problems. > You just have to > download and fill out the form at: > http://www.flhsmv.gov/dmv/forms/BTR/87243.pdf > > Only the owner needs to sign the form (no needs for a marine surveyor). As > for requirements, > they are listed: > > A- Powered by its original type power plant > B- Used for non-commercial purposes > C- Vessel must be at least 30 years old > > I also thought a sailboat needed to have the original engine for it to be > considered an > antique vessel. Then I toured the 1877 Schooner Governor Stone > (http://governorstone.org) > which when built did not have an engine, but now has one, and is registered > as a FL > antique vessel. I am told that as long as the main mode of propulsion > remains the sails > then a sailboat can be registered as an antique vessel independent of the > auxiliary power. The > intent behind condition "A" is motivated by outboards where the hull is > often worthless compared to > the engines. > > You only need to fill out the form once. Renewals come automatically just > like a regular registration. > > > > > - > Paul E. > 1981 C&C Landfall 38 > S/V Johanna Rose > Carrabelle, FL > > > > > On Apr 30, 2014, at 8:06 AM, [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.
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