Alaskan Sea-Duction
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- Joined
- Jul 6, 2012
- Messages
- 8,084
- Location
- USA
- Vessel Name
- Alaskan Sea-Duction
- Vessel Make
- 1988 M/Y Camargue YachtFisher
Ship stores and open bottle is a reg you will have a hard time identifying. Near as I can tell, just something people took our of context and passed around until group think was enough to convince each other. Never been able to actually define it anywhere. You will have a less hard time finding a customs agent who both disagrees and happy to challenge you to find such a rule.
I got hassled a few years back at Bedwell for open bottles and a couple partials over the limit. They searched the boat for two hours and finally let me go without an infraction, but was not worth the trouble. Don’t think it’s wha they were after, but they were happy to threaten heaven and earth over it to see if I suddenly caved to a cache of contraband somewhere else on the boat. Nope, just me and a dog on a 50 foot boat, traveling alone. Good new is I don’t need to have another rectal exam for 3 years <joke>
To date, by declaring Ship Stores and Private use has worked for me when entering Canada.
Put it this way, the Canadians are much friendlier towards me as a foreigner entering Canada than the US Customs folks are as a resident returning home.
As a NEXUS holder I have found a simple phone call works for me when entering back to the U.S.