2 friends and myself will be in Ft. Lauderdale,
Florida on Monday looking to
purchase a sailboat which we will sail the
Caribbean islands for the non-hurricane season.
We're still pretty confused by the logistics of registering/documenting the
boat and which
taxes we may need to pay etc. etc. and any help we could get would be appreciated.
Do we need to use a
broker or attorney to write up a
contract ourselves, or can it be as simple as signing over the
registration papers of the
boat?
Also, we are considering sailing the boat back up to the Canadian
East Coast towards the end of our journey. We would keep the boat in
Halifax until we are able to sell it. Does anyone know how this changes how we should register the boat?
We'd appreciate any help we could get to avoid confusion later on. Thanks!!