Bruce,
I boat in Lake St.Clair, Michigan. The lake is half owned by Canada, in
fact the river that feeds it (St. Clair River) and the river that it empties
into (Detroit River) are both shared with Canada, so it's very easy to be in
Canadian waters. I've heard of Customs inspecting boats as they were loaded
onto their trailers. From what I've heard this isn't a common occurrence.
Paul

"Bruce in Alaska" wrote in message
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"Paul Schilter" paulschilter@comcast,dot,net wrote:

Bruce,
I believe the U.S. Customs can also board without probable cause. I
understand that if you have a trailer boat they can follow you home and
then
search the home. Customs has a lot of power.
Paul

Not sure about Customs, if you didn't leave US Waters. I suspect that
if you "cleared customs" that they then would need a Warrent for any
further inspection. If you didn't leave US Waters then they would
need "Cause" to board you, I think.

Bruce in alaska
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