All,
Thank you for the helpful insight so far. We've narrowed our search to a couple
boats and are getting ready to offer on one of them.
I've seen a number of threads about
purchasing in
Europe and then importing into the US, but haven't found anything about
BVI.
The top contender we like is a
BVI registered
boat. We'd like to first do USCG
documentation and keep her in the
carribean for the next year or so until we can find a slip in the
Great Lakes -west coast of Michigan at which point we'll need to register in Michigan.
USCG
documentation seems fairly straightforward, but despite my combination of search terms I haven't been able to find out how to deregister the
boat from the
British virgin islands.
Anyone out there have experience in this?
I have asked the
broker but I have not heard back yet. I'm not sure im asking the right things either though.
The boat is a former private
charter boat owned and operated by the
skipper and their partner.