I live in
Canada, and St Maarten
1. In
Canada I live in Montreal. We have Lake Champlain nearby. Actually the north end of Lake Champlain is in Canada. As Canadians we can for instance buy a boat in Canada but leave it in the
USA part of the Lake to avoid paying the sales
taxes (15%). I did this myself many years ago. We can bring it back to Canada on a
work order for a maximum of 6 months (otherwise we'd have to pay the 15% sales taxes). Many Canadians bring their boats back to Canada for
winter storage with an open
work order from one of the Canadian yards. May be there is something as a US citizen regarding saving
taxes, I don't know...
2. Because Lake Champlain is of a respectable size you can find
Water boats">blue
water boats there
3. Often these boats have been used 3-4 months per year, in fresh water, so they have little wear compared to boats of same age found in the south
4. Good clear titles. Canada has a public registry of boats you can query yourself here:
Vessel Registration Query System
4. Beware of
delamination. Because boats are stored for the
winter months in the cold a small water infiltration when it freezes creates
delamination, and it gets worse the next year as water now infiltrates a larger area. After many years of
storage a small puncture can create large areas of delamination