HL,
How ya doing? Haven't seen you post in a while, take it you were out to
sea. Anyway welcome back and thanks for the information.
Paul

"HLAviation" wrote in message
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If you remain in US waters, you do not require one by law. Go anywhere
else
and you will. Getting insured is impossible. 60+ft does not require a
license for recreational use. I just finished training an owner /operator
on
his 84' boat, and he has no license. He will however end up hiring a crew
to
operate and maintain the boat, he just wanted to know what he was doing.

"Paul Schilter" paulschilter@comcast,dot,net wrote in message
...
A friend and I were having a discussion, I stated that if I had the
money
to
buy an ocean liner and just used it for personal pleasure (no paying
passengers) I didn't need a captain's (master's) license. I said that it
might be a bit of a problem finding someone willing to insure you
though.
My
friend disagreed, he said that after 60 feet the boat required a
captain's
license. (just to keep this post on topic to this newsgroup I'll state
that
my friend is a Republican and I'm basically a Democrat, but we don't
discuss
this at all.) :-) So I ask the group. was I correct? Also is there a
point
(size wise) where insurance companies want you to have credentials such
as
a
master's license or previous experience?
Paul