There might be another hidden tax 'glitch' waiting for you:
If you buy without a broker, you will need to immediately remove the
boat from Fla ... or sales taxes are immediately due.
If you buy through a broker you have 30 or 45 days to get it out of
Fl....or sales taxes are due.
I cant exactly remember as it was few years ago when I bought my boat
in FL... I went through a broker but did have to remove it from FL
within the specified time to save tax $$$$.


In article , Ed McDermott
wrote:

look under licensing the boat in canada.

Call CCRA or check the Canadian Coastguard web site. You will have to pay:
- GST
- PST
- No duty since the boat was built in the U.S.

Now Here's the funny one. If you don't bring the boat into Canada you
don't have to pay GST or PST but you can't register your boat in Canada.
Since I'm not planning to bring my boat back, I don't know how I'm going
to register it.

I'm a Canadian but I may not be able to fly a Canadian Flag on my boat.

Ed

Steve wrote:

Hi All,

I am very interested in getting my hands on a 41' Morgan Out Island,
and I would like to know how difficult/expensive/frustrating it will
be to buy a boat in Florida, and sail it up to Georgian Bay.

I have checked the Canada Customs site, but didn't find anything
helpful in regards to taxes, fees, etc.

I know that I can't be the first person to have attempted this, but I
have searched high and low on the 'net for messages/pages/posts about
personal experiences, and have come up empty handed.

I would like to hear from sailors who have jumped through the
requisite hoops to bring a saiboat into Canada.

Note - The boat would be 1974 - 1980, and approx $60,000 US, if this
helps


Please remove the 'hat' from my email address to reply, thanks.