Patrick, My understanding of documentation is that the vessel is now under
USCG protection. If it is stolen it is now a federal offence, not just a state
offence. What this means is the USCG will search your boat not just the local
cops. Not sure of any other perks from documentation.
Doug MountjoysvPegasusLF38 just west of Ballard, WA.
------ Original message------From: Patrick Davin via CnC-List Date: Wed, Jan
13, 2016 16:53To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com;Cc: Patrick Davin;Subject:Re: Stus-List
Vessel Documentation
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.
-PatrickC&C LF38Seattle, WA
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