You may need to be documented to get the waiver, but I'm not sure you need to be doc'd
to do 6-pak style charters.


"Tamaroak" wrote in message
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I've got a 50 ton master's license for the Great Lakes and would like to try to make
a few bucks to offset the cost of a new boat by giving boat rides to people on the
Great Lakes. The rides could be last from an hour to a long weekend. One source is
obviously those who are doing it already.

I'm trying to find other sources in the way of publications, IRS data, internet
forums or any general advice about the idea. I'm wondering what to charge, how to
deal with the insurance, USCG unknowns, S-corp issues and other tactics to set up a
part-time business like this.

I still have to have a US laid keel or get the waiver, right? And it has to be USCG
documented.

Capt. Jeff