Before that, for instance, it would not have been legal for a Canadian to do
a
bare-boat charter on a documented vessel from Hinckley.

it is still not legal for a Canadian to lease a bare-boat charter on a
documented vessel from Hinckley if the Canadian operates the vessel in an
exclusive manner for an extended period of time (two weeks or a month is not an
extended period of time jeffies).

jeffies, the above is beyond your capability to understand. don't try.