Sonic45SS
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A Documented Vessel has a Certificate of Documentation. We keep a copy of this on board at all times.
Upon a sale, You fill out the back and sign it same as a State Pink slip. There is also a [FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]Satisfaction of Mortgage.that also needs to be filled out if a lien holder is involved. This all gets sent to the Coast Guard.[/FONT]
[FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]So if someone was to send false documents to the Coast Guard.....That is definitely a Federal crime and your dealing with the Federal Boating Police dept if you will.
[/FONT]That said registering a vessel's HIN that has always been a Documented Vessel....I wonder if that deal is pretty easy if the Federal System is not directly comparable or compatible with that states DMV. I still think it would all eventually come to light.
The boat can be easily removed from the CG documentation by sending them a copy of the Lien release letter from the bank, and a copy of the bill of sale and filling out the appropriate CG form. I believe these documents from the bank and bill of sale have to be certified. If there is a loan on the boat currently and documentation was required, you can easily find the new owner by going to the CG website and do vessel search by number. It will show all the past and current owners. If the boat is documented and you dont have the documentation papers on board, your are subject to a $10,000 fine and impoundment of the boat. The purpose of the CG documentation is to protect the banks asset at the federal level. Also if you go into foreign waters it makes you an official US vessel and the protection that affords.
Usually before a boat can be transferred a lien search has to be performed with the CG and get all the documents in order before the vessel can be transferred legally. If there was any any fraud or fake paperwork done to accommodate the sale and transfer, or if you may think there was, notify the CG. They take that seriously and the United States Marshall's service will be engaged to recover the vessel or homeland security, pr possibly both. The actual,owner of the. Vessel is supposed to sign the coast guard bill of sale, it's a specific CG form, not something from the broker or a signature from a broker or sales person. If this Tim guy sold the boat without doing these items or forged documents, he is in huge trouble now. Big Time federal offense. And with all else that's happened they will probably get involved and crucify him and prob bring in other 3 letter agencies too.