Patrick — some insurers and lenders are happier if a vessel is documented; and even travel to Canada is a bit easier for documented vessels.
Fred Street -- Minneapolis S/V Oceanis (1979 C&C Landfall 38) -- on the hard in Bayfield, WI :^( > On Jan 13, 2016, at 6:52 PM, Patrick Davin via CnC-List > <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: > > I'm surprised so many people on here are USCG documented. I thought USCG > documentation (as opposed to merely state registration) is mostly only > beneficial to those traveling internationally. (and not everyone commenting > travels internationally). > > So if you don't travel outside of the US and Canada, what motivated you to go > USCG documented? There's a small fee savings sometimes (USCG fee is one-time > while state is annual), but not much - USCG documentation doesn't exempt you > from state excise taxes (if any). And Washington state requires state > registration even if you're USCG documented, except for exempt vessels > (mainly commercial vessels). So no fee savings for Washington. > > -Patrick > C&C LF38 > Seattle, WA
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