Bob wrote:
William Andersen wrote:
a 16' sailboat is not eligible for documentation.

Hi William:

Very good. Since you caught that a vessel's documentation eligibility
is not determined by length, what is the minimum vessel GRT eligible
for documentation?

So then my question wold be................is a sailboat boat of not
more than 100 GRT and carring 6 or less pasangers for hire (SubChapter
C) engaged in sailing lessons on inland waters but documented
Recreational legal? Or does that little sailboat need to be documented
Coast Wise and have an OUPV?

In other words, if I give sailing lessons on a river and my boat is
documented Recreational, am I breaking any CFR?
Bob

All sailboat instructions are exempt from these parts of the CFR, in my
interpretation of the law. Powerboat chartering is different, and I
believe powerboat instruction is, too, but don't take my word for it.

You CAN be documented if you are more than 5 net tons (usually around
25'), measured the way the USCG measures it. See their web site on
vessel documentation for detailed explanation.

Capt. jeff