If you're
buying a
USA boat and importing it to Aus, you'll have to get a bunch of stuff signed off by Ozzie tradesmen: the
propane system; all the
wiring will be for 12 v. or 110--all the 110 would need to be upgraded if you want a 240 v.
inverter; and depending on the age of the fridge, a different refrigerant will be required here in Oz.
Unless you're fluent in Spanish, you'll definitely need help to do title searches, meet Mexican
regulations, and there will be a time limit between when you buy the boat and when you have to be ready to sail it out of there. Lots of Mexicans have a little
English, but in their country, they expect to hear their language from your mouth. Some Americans hire surveyors out of
San Diego to come down to
La Paz -- sorry, I don't know what travel certifications they have to have or how much it would cost you.
If you feel experienced enough you can do your own
survey. But you are going to have to get liability
insurance before you go into any marina here in Oz.
At the present time, most of the Pacific Islands are closed to cruising (Fiji is open), so you would have to be able to provision
water and
food from
Mexico to
Fiji, straight through, which means you'd miss out on some of the nicest cruising in the world.
Ann