Tamaroak wrote:
I have a trawler which I captain for charter on Lake Superior. In
reading over the requirements in 46CFR67.23 I find "recreational
endorsement entitles a vessel to pleasure use only." 46CFR67.325 states
"a vessel documented exclusively for recreation may not be used for
purposes other than pleasure." I subsequently obtained the waiver, as I
really couldn't think of anything I would rather spend the $500 on.

I'm reading this to state that all who fail to obtain either the waiver,
coastwise, or Great Lakes endorsements on our documentation are in
violation of this every time we take someone out for hire.

I'm told that even though the USCG may not be overly concerned about
enforcing this, one insurance company could deny a large claim if I were
operating outside the limits of my documentation.

Comments??

Capt. Jeff

I thought the waiver had to do with using a foreign built boat for
charter, not a US built boat.

On Sun, 09 Apr 2006 12:39:04 -0400, Jeff wrote:

I thought the waiver had to do with using a foreign built boat for
charter, not a US built boat.

Most recreational trawlers are foreign built. Not sure if it makes a
difference or not with regard to charters, but your insurance company
definitely needs to know if you are chartering.

And my insurance company does know about the chartering, although they
specifically prohibit bareboat w/o a captain, but they don't ask
questions about the documentation issue. Why not?

And it's interesting that it appears you can charter your boat for
bareboat without a captain on a recreational documentation.

Capt. Jeff

It does, that's why I had to get it, but it also allows commercial use,
which the recreational documentation does not, in my opinion.

Capt. Jeff