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Subject: Re: [world-cruising] Boat buying in foreign lands
From: Rick Bradshaw (rbradsh2@XXX.XXX)
Date: Wed Feb 05 2003 - 14:11:32 EST
Doug,
Did you receive any information on your inquiry? If so, please post a
summary. I would be interested to know what you found out since that
may be the general direction that we take also. I'd like to know the
pitfalls and positives you find.
Rick
>Anyone have any experience with buying a foreign-flagged vessel in
>another country? One of the boats that my wife and I have our eye on is
>in Grenada with Dutch registry, being sold by a broker in St. Maarten.
>The broker seems pretty reputable, so I'm not too worried about that. I
>plan to survey that boat up one side and down the other, and probably
>pop for a diesel mechanic and rigger, too.
>
>So I'm mystified about a title search. How can I get solid proof that
>these folks really own the boat?
>
>Also, what about documentation? Would I have to temporarily have to get
>Grenadian or St. Maarten title, then xfer it to the USA? Or somehow do
>USCG documentation remotely?
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