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"Undesirable alien" buying a US flagged boat
DSK wrote:
Seems to me that there are a few alternatives. Why not sail the boat through the Caribbean, getting far enough south to be out of the hurricane track come late summer. While out there you can look into what registration options an expat has, there are bound to be some that will cost less than $15K (or euros). BTW did you not figure the VAT or other registration expenses when calculating whether or not you could afford the boat? Seems like a rather expensive mistake. Like I said: I got my information from the Flemish counterpart of the American Sailing Association, which I believed to be a knowledgeable source. It wasn't until I actually contacted the customs that it turned out to be that this information was wrong. I didn't say that I couldn't afford the additional cost, but ... I had planned other things with the approx US$15600. So ... I prefer losing US$ 2000 (or maybe even a bit more if somebody comes up with an acceptable bid) to spending another US$15600 (although it breaks my heart, because this boat was the first one I encountered having everything that I look for in a boat) Frank |
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