I have been waiting 11 months for my renewal. I had a name change and had to
refile as if I was just buying the boat. I had a loan when I bought the boat
and it was paid off 6 years ago and I have been playing the paper shuffle
with them as they say there was no record of it and there is still a lien
against it. I have a copy of the bill of sale from them referencing the page
and file. I have sent the release from the bank (satisfaction of mortgage)
3 times and it keeps coming back. Wrong form or they can't read the seal
of the notary. I am about to register the boat and tell them what to do
with my doc papers. Calling them on the phone for answers and the standard
reply is, well it is not on my desk, so it must be in work. The first time
they
waited three months to tell me there was still a lien on the boat. Our
wonderful tax dollars at work. Btw, if you are documented in South Carolina,
you do not have to register with the state, but the county nails you for
personal
property tax.

Leanne



"Keith" wrote in message
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Also, the normal time to get ANYTHING from the NVDC is 5-6 months now,
regardless of what they tell you. Privitazation, you know. The only way to
speed things up is to send them a letter saying you're going cruising soon
out of the country. Because of this, I can't see anyone successfully
levying
penalties on you... with that type of turnaround time, some folks could
spend their entire boating life waiting on a certificate of documentation,
especially if they change addresses often.