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Forum: Atlantic & the Caribbean 19-03-2015, 14:15
Replies: 47
Views: 7,861
Posted By rwidman
Re: Documented Boats in Florida

Yes. Same for South Carolina. That's what this is all about. A USCG documented boat with no state registration visiting Florida for less than ninety days.
Forum: Atlantic & the Caribbean 19-03-2015, 08:36
Replies: 47
Views: 7,861
Posted By rwidman
Re: Documented Boats in Florida

The intended point of this thread.

So how do the thousands of boats that visit Florida each year deal with this? Why isn't this in all the cruising guides? How is Florida allowed to do this...
Forum: Atlantic & the Caribbean 19-03-2015, 08:26
Replies: 47
Views: 7,861
Posted By rwidman
Re: Documented Boats in Florida

Florida can force you to register the boat and pay sales tax or prove that you already paid an equivalent amount to another jurisdiction if the boat stays in Florida for over 90 days. Florida is not...
Forum: Atlantic & the Caribbean 19-03-2015, 08:20
Replies: 47
Views: 7,861
Posted By rwidman
Re: Documented Boats in Florida

From Florida Boating Regulations (https://myfwc.com/boating/regulations/#nogo)





This does not seem to exempt documented boats from states that do not also require registration and it does...
Forum: Atlantic & the Caribbean 19-03-2015, 07:22
Replies: 47
Views: 7,861
Posted By rwidman
Re: Documented Boats in Florida

I spent a few weeks in FL three years ago with no problem. Same boat, documented only. My final destination is back in SC.

It just seems to me that a very large number of cruising boats...
Forum: Atlantic & the Caribbean 19-03-2015, 06:54
Replies: 47
Views: 7,861
Posted By rwidman
Re: Documented Boats in Florida

That's my point. https://www.cruisersforum.com/images/smilies/thumb.gif

I will not be moving my boat to FL, only visiting for less than a month and not staying in one place for more than a few...
Forum: Atlantic & the Caribbean 19-03-2015, 06:50
Replies: 47
Views: 7,861
Posted By rwidman
Re: Documented Boats in Florida

According to the article and the link to the law, this only applies if the boat is registered in another state. My boat (and I suspect many other people's boats) is documented, but not registered.
Forum: Atlantic & the Caribbean 19-03-2015, 06:45
Replies: 47
Views: 7,861
Posted By rwidman
Re: Documented Boats in Florida

This is not something I came up with personally, it was posted in another thread. The article (the first link) states that if your boat is documented by the USCG but not also registered in a state,...
Forum: Atlantic & the Caribbean 18-03-2015, 15:13
Replies: 47
Views: 7,861
Posted By rwidman
Documented Boats in Florida

I just became aware (on another thread) that according to Florida law, a documented boat that is not also registered in a state may not legally operate in Florida waters. Boats would have to obtain...
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