FYI, Texas now require federally registered boats to be registered with the
state. They realized they could pick up on a lot of unpaid sales/use taxes.

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.

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"Glenn Ashmore" wrote in message
news:3vozc.1072$3W3.148@lakeread04...
Mass. is one of those rare states like Texas that exempts documented
boats from having to be registered with the state. They just want their
property tax. It would cost $80 to $100 depending on LOA (and maybe a
day standing in line at the DMV) to get legal until the documentation
comes through. OTOH, if you just spent a wad on a new boat, a few more
bucks might not be all that bad to get to use the boat for the summer.

What I wonder about is why it would take 3 months to get papers? Only
thing I can think of is a cloud on the title that has to be cleared up.

Dave wrote:
On Mon, 14 Jun 2004 17:50:35 GMT, said:


What are the fines/penalties for having an undocumented boat in
Massachusetts waters?


When I needed proof of registration in CT, and the change in
documentation
wouldn't come through quickly enough to get the state decal, I simply
registered the boat in CT while applying for new documentation. Then
when
the documentation came in it cost about $3 to switch the state
registration
to a certificate of decal.

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