Sunset
Senior Member
- Joined
- May 12, 2013
- Messages
- 278
- Location
- Canada
- Vessel Name
- Manatee
- Vessel Make
- 1976 Albin 25 DeLuxe
I have been searching for a Taiwan Trawler - and trying to sell my Albin 25 - for a while now. I am in Canada in the 1000 Islands. I am considering going to Trawlerfest in Baltimore and checking out an aggressively priced CHB 35 nearby at the same time.
My plan is to retire and basically live on the boat in Ontario for summers and in southern climes in winters - southern climes meaning basically the ICW and, with current reservations - Bahamas (the heart weeps!)
So one thought is to avoid the hassle of importing a US-bought vessel into Canada, but rather licence/register/whatever in USA and visit into Canada for summers (maintaining my awesome CAD health care of course).
How to go about comparing the pros and cons of this approach, and is it even possible? Calling dockside lawyers (the nautical version of jailhouse lawyers?) who might have some insight or experience in this matter?
My plan is to retire and basically live on the boat in Ontario for summers and in southern climes in winters - southern climes meaning basically the ICW and, with current reservations - Bahamas (the heart weeps!)
So one thought is to avoid the hassle of importing a US-bought vessel into Canada, but rather licence/register/whatever in USA and visit into Canada for summers (maintaining my awesome CAD health care of course).
How to go about comparing the pros and cons of this approach, and is it even possible? Calling dockside lawyers (the nautical version of jailhouse lawyers?) who might have some insight or experience in this matter?