Hi Larry
Is there an empty slip next to yours? You make it sound so inviting
that I thought I would come up and visit you.
JR Gilbreath

Larry W4CSC wrote:
"just me" wrote in
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Are you saying that SC charges property tax on boats that stay there?
Is it an annual tax?
Do many states on the east coast do that?
Do you have to be in their waters for a certain period of time for the
tax to be levied?


Only resident boats are taxed. I know transients that have been here for
years...

Personal Property Tax is very steep, here, on NEW boats/cars/planes/and
anything else that moves with an engine that has a license attached to it.
However, taxes are very cheap on OLD boats/cars/etc. that are beyond the
blue books. My nice 1983 Mercedes is $13/yr. You'll find a lot of older
cars/boats/etc. lovingly restored and maintained here. A NEW Mercedes will
cost you thousands per year. I don't want one.

6.5% sales tax, except 8.5% on bars/restaurants/accomodations. 7% income
tax is also imposed. Gasoline tax is 34.3c/gal. Diesel is 39.3c/gal.
Diesel at the marina isn't taxed, but I think gas is...?? It still costs
more because of the marina ripoffs.

Gas is $1.74 for regular this morning in Charleston. Diesel for my truck
is $1.89/gal including the awful taxes because the Damned Yankees are still
heating their houses with it this time of year. What's fuel cost at your
gas stations? Diesel at Ashley Marina was about $2/gal last time I looked.

I'm going out to C&W Buffet for lunch about 2ish. $4.99 will buy you 1
American food hotbar, 2 Chinese food hotbars, 1 fruit bar, 1 dessert bar,
one soft ice cream machine but you have to buy your drinks separately.
They stamp your card each time you eat there. When you get 6 stamps, your
7th meal is free, a nice rebate to us "Frequent Fryers"...(c; The food is
delicious, even at this price. With all the chandeliers, mirrored walls,
mirrored ceiling tiles and fancy furniture, the place first looks like a
Las Vegas Whorehouse...(c; A pretty, young Vietnamese girl will hold my
hand while she takes me to my table. I already got my $5 worth by the time
we get there...hee hee. If you don't see the sushi you like, they'll make
it for you, fresh. Noone goes home hungry. A teapot of Chinese tea made
the way it's supposed to be is about $1.25 extra.

It's still pretty cheap to live in Charleston. You can buy a nice home
here for lots less than Florida. Check it out:
http://www.sciway.net/reloc/chasres.html