A friend of mine once purchased a boat titled in New Zealand taking delivery “off shore” of a small South Pacific island nation. Prior to the transaction he asked the local customs people if any taxes would be levied and they said no.
After a week of preparation for the first leg of the delivery to North America and standing at the customs desk to check out of the country he was told the revenue people from the home office wanted to talk with him. The new boat owner decided to depart under cover of darkness and head directly into international waters. (I was delivery skipper on the second and final delivery leg.) All the above happened in a place and time with limited computerized data bases and poor long range communication. The buyer got away with the adventure. I suggest you seek qualified legal and tax advice or buy a white cotton suit and a fedora and start practicing your best imitation of a Humphrey Bogart character. Martin DeYoung Calypso 1971 C&C 43 Port Ludlow/Seattle > On Nov 20, 2021, at 8:24 AM, Wyatt via CnC-List <[email protected]> wrote: > > Hi there, does anyone have experience with selling a vessel in the Bahamas? > I have a 1979 C&C36 that is registered/titled in Florida, and am hoping to do > a one-way trip, ending in Georgetown, Exumas (selling the vessel and flying > out of there). Would I need to register the vessel in the Bahamas? Would I > even be able to? Has anyone heard of a similar experience? > > Thank you for your time, Wyatt > Thanks to all of the subscribers that contributed to the list to help with > the costs involved. If you want to show your support to the list - use > PayPal to send contribution -- https://www.paypal.me/stumurray Thanks - Stu Thanks to all of the subscribers that contributed to the list to help with the costs involved. If you want to show your support to the list - use PayPal to send contribution -- https://www.paypal.me/stumurray Thanks - Stu
