"Rosalie B." wrote in message
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Molesworth wrote:

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Rosalie B. wrote:

Molesworth wrote:

Bought a 41' Morgan in Ft Myers and, because I took it out of state
(to
Louisiana) it has been de-registered from US database.

It wouldn't be de-registered because you took it out of Florida.
When
you took it out of Florida, you got out of paying Florida use tax
which is levied on the price you pay for the boat and you don't have
to pay the Florida registration. That is just the Florida
registration - not from the USA

Au contraire m'dear,

I have a letter from US Dept of Homeland Security dated 22 Feb 07 wot
clearly states 'this vessel (named above) was deleted from
documentation
on Dec 18 2006' even tho I bought it in Feb '07.

That is documentation though - you said registration. They are
different (and they are opposite in Canada BTW which may be where the
confusion comes in).

Registration in the US is State business. Documentation is Federal.

I think the deletion from documentation can happen whether the vessel
is sold or not, when the documentation expires and is not renewed. It
certainly is not available to a non-US citizen - that is you cannot
document your boat in the US unless you are a US citizen.

But I take your point and will see if I can register it in UK..

You may still have to register the boat in Louisiana.

I think you are right. If you are a legal resident of a state, this case
LA. then you are required to buy a state registration which is little
more than a tax. In Florida, if one lives or even works for three months
one is required to register the boat in Florida even if it's documented.
The only difference is documented boats don't have to display the
registration numbers but they still must pay for a registration and must
display the little registration sticker.

Wilbur Hubbard