Thanks Andrew and all others who responded with excellent info. Just walked away from one potential purchase, but there are many others out there... Will be reaching directly out once I pull the trigger.
Many thanks again! Dave 33-2 On Mon, 2 Jan 2023 at 19:26, Andrew Burton via CnC-List < cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: > I’m keen on Dickerson Harbor on the Eastern shore of the Chesapeake Bay. > My boat lives there in the winter. 8’ draft so I have to wait for a very > high tide to get in and out. Nice competent people and you can work on your > boat yourself. > Lovely anchorages around there, too. > Andy > > Andrew Burton > 26 Beacon Hill > Newport, RI > USA 02840 > > +401 965 5260 > https://sites.google.com/site/andrewburtonyachtservices/ > > > > On Jan 2, 2023, at 17:16, Dave S via CnC-List <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> > wrote: > > Contemplating my next boat and have realized that sailing is best > enjoyed in a place that isn’t frozen. Am looking to purchase a boat - > likely in the Caribbean, with the intention of cruising farther afield in > 2-3 years. The border services (taxation) folks in my beautiful native > Canada are most willing to share in the adventure by charging an exorbitant > stack o’taxes and duties should said boat arrive for importation in Canada > to enjoy a 4 month sailing season or two. As a Canadian citizen I cannot > not import it, not easily anyway. > So - we go away and we stay away, and we refit in the USA. > Can anyone recommend a yard in the south east that is reasonable and > decent to deal with? I have been told that if Florida then north of > Jupiter. > Anyone have any other thoughts or experience on the subject? > > Many thanks all. > > Dave 33-2 > > > > Sent from my iPhone > Please show your appreciation for this list and the Photo Album site and > help me pay the associated bills. Make a contribution at: > https://www.paypal.me/stumurray > Thanks for your help. > Stu > > Please show your appreciation for this list and the Photo Album site and > help me pay the associated bills. Make a contribution at: > https://www.paypal.me/stumurray > Thanks for your help. > Stu
Please show your appreciation for this list and the Photo Album site and help me pay the associated bills. Make a contribution at: https://www.paypal.me/stumurray Thanks for your help. Stu
