On Sun, 8 Apr 2007 10:38:52 -0400, "Courtney Thomas"
wrote:

The bottom line: if said boat is operating out of the U.S., or hails from a
port other than U.S., what [dis]advantages are there in having USCG
documentation ? Or is hailing from a U.S. port required for USCG
documentation ?

I do not believe you can have USCG documentation for a non US home
port. Interesting question. Unless you are planning a trip to Cuba I
don't believe you'll have any issues with US doc. If you want to
break the trail of ownership or cruise to a prohibited destination for
some reason, non US doc could be advantageous.