"Wayne.B" wrote in message
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On Thu, 19 Oct 2006 23:14:35 GMT, Short Wave Sportfishing
wrote:

OK, I've seen a lot of people selling boats with "no" titles. What's
the deal? Do people just lose them?

There is a little known trick in FL that I have seen used
successfully. First register the boat in a non-title state like
Georgia, and then transfer it again, requesting a new title.


In MA, we got away with avoiding excise taxes for years if the boat was
documented. Finally though, they caught up with us. From what I understand
they sent tax guys out to marinas who walked around taking down boat names,
hailing port names and then checking the CG records (public information).
That year we got letters from both my town of residence and from the town
the boat is in, both demanding excise tax payments.

I just noticed that the CG no longer maintains the on-line documentation
search and it has been moved to a site maintained by NOAA Fisheries, Office
of Science and Technology.

http://www.st.nmfs.gov/st1/CoastGuard/VesselByName.html

Eisboch