Benefits of US Coast Guard Documented boat over state titled/registered?
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But, I have met them at the dock and shown them my coast guard reg!
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Just do it with the state. If you don't you might as well quit drinking and make sure you have mufflers. And they will not adhere to the no shoes on the boat rule either...
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I am active duty CG but I'm not a boarding officer, I work on and drive our big ships. My roommate on the ship is a boarding officer. Don't drink on your boat and drive it, if you are above .08BAC it does not matter if you are documented or state registration you are going to jail. And the boarding officers are not going to take off their black boots, just let it go.
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Hi Derek, my boat is documented. Was previously documented as well.
Ok, in Michigan, you still need to register it to get the year sticker. Upon doing this, you will be generated MC numbers. I run only the year sticker on my boat, no MCs.
I was stopped by the sheriff on St Clair, asked why I had no MCs displayed and I said it was documented.....they had no clue what it meant. Called another sheriff to come. 6 guys and none knew the law. Finally I asked for the coast guard to be called....once I was good and pissed off. They took all my info and told me I should put MCs on the boat.
I never did and was never stopped again.
Ok, in Michigan, you still need to register it to get the year sticker. Upon doing this, you will be generated MC numbers. I run only the year sticker on my boat, no MCs.
I was stopped by the sheriff on St Clair, asked why I had no MCs displayed and I said it was documented.....they had no clue what it meant. Called another sheriff to come. 6 guys and none knew the law. Finally I asked for the coast guard to be called....once I was good and pissed off. They took all my info and told me I should put MCs on the boat.
I never did and was never stopped again.
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Where I am I have found the opposite to be true - documented boats are LESS likely to get pulled. In fact I live close to a coast guard training facility and I have never been stopped in my CIG. Local Marine Patrol and CG have on occasion pulled through our raft up and NEVER given me one minute of attention where as the registered boats get plenty. Gone blasting past the CG and MP LOTS of times and never gotten anything but a wave, even when they are obviously out doing boardings.
I honestly think they figure if I have the sophistication level to run a documented boat and fill it with a thousand dollars worth of fuel, that I have sprung the 9 bucks for flares, and am carrying the pre-requisite orange life vests.
Another Pro is depending on your state you MIGHT get away with not paying sales tax if they don't put it all together.
I honestly think they figure if I have the sophistication level to run a documented boat and fill it with a thousand dollars worth of fuel, that I have sprung the 9 bucks for flares, and am carrying the pre-requisite orange life vests.
Another Pro is depending on your state you MIGHT get away with not paying sales tax if they don't put it all together.
It's the way to go !
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I am active duty CG but I'm not a boarding officer, I work on and drive our big ships. My roommate on the ship is a boarding officer. Don't drink on your boat and drive it, if you are above .08BAC it does not matter if you are documented or state registration you are going to jail. And the boarding officers are not going to take off their black boots, just let it go.
I am active duty CG but I'm not a boarding officer, I work on and drive our big ships. My roommate on the ship is a boarding officer. Don't drink on your boat and drive it, if you are above .08BAC it does not matter if you are documented or state registration you are going to jail. And the boarding officers are not going to take off their black boots, just let it go.
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Did you? And what happened? I heard sometimes some would remove their boots, but that is not the guys I work with right now. It is a big service and I have not meet everyone in the service yet.
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in ohio u pay tax's ether way. i love not having the oh# on the side. looks a lot cleaner with out them down the sides of the bow. now the uscg is in and out of my marina all the time because it is a us port for going and coming back from Canada and i havent been stoped or bothered. i have an ohio sticker and have on the side in the middle by my windshield
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