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Old 09-06-2009, 07:21   #3
Southern Star
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Location: Belleville, Ontario, Canada; Playa Zaragoza, Isla de Margarita
Boat: 1994 Solaris Sunstream 40 'Estrella del Sur'
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KCee, there IS no one answer to your question. If you want to get a Canadian registration for you boat, you will end up paying taxes and possibly duty, as well. I cannot speak to a Mexican registration, but suspect the same would be true. Either way, you WILL end up paying in order to change the registration; furthermore, in the course of your travels, if you overstay at many destinations (read for example the recent thread on paying VAT in Spain if staying more than 6 months), you may have to do it again.

Can you avoid all of this by keeping the US registration? Doubtful, as you are not a resident of the US.

Brad
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