Rough sea for yachtsmen under Maine use-tax law
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Sunday, December 27, 2009 Rough sea for yachtsmen under Maine use-tax law 30 days in port triggers levy on boats ‘from away’ Tom Toye poses at a marina in Portland, Maine. Toye has sued the state over a $60,000 “use tax” bill for a 72-foot yacht he bought in Florida and brought to Maine. (THE ASSOCIATED PRESS) By Clarke Canfield THE ASSOCIATED PRESS 3 comments | Add a comment PORTLAND, Maine — A retired Maine businessman thought he was helping the local economy in 2005 when he spent more than $100,000 in Portland on repairs to his 72-foot luxury yacht, newly...
Published on Monday 8th of March 2010 01:04:34 AM
Coast Guard, NASBLA to enforce Operation Dry Water (FReeper Summer Safety)
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DATE: June 25, 2009 16:09:40 EST Document Number: 491 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE  Office of Public Affairs U.S. Coast Guard News Release Date: June 25, 2009 Contact: Lt. Nadine Santiago(202) 372 - 4644 Coast Guard, NASBLA to enforce Operation Dry Water WASHINGTON — The U.S. Coast Guard  is partnering with the National Association of State Boating Law Administrators to enforce a boating safety operation throughout the nation, June 26-28 with the goal of fostering a stronger and more visible deterrent to alcohol use on the water. Operation Dry Water will focus on areas of recreational boating and increase patrols in 49 states and U.S. territories searching for boaters under...
Published on Monday 8th of March 2010 01:04:34 AM
Piracy & Firearms: Another View
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I was scanning your site, like I do often, and I noticed on the issue of piracy some short comments about using firearms to ward off pirates. One good source of info on modern piracy that many who own yachts may not have ever read is an American magazine called, "Soldier of Fortune". "Soldier of Fortune" magazine, founded and edited by a retired US Army special forces colonel, is known as the only publication to have had a reporter on the ground the entire time during the Russian war in Afghanistan. This magazine is of extreme interest to the yachting...
Published on Monday 8th of March 2010 01:04:34 AM
DSe Hybrid 12m: First Zero Emissions Yacht in America
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Eco-friendly Yachts: The first production motor yacht with zero emissions will be unveiled at the Fort Lauderdale International Boat Show at the end of October. The ship, the Island Pilot DSe Hybrid 12m, is powered by diesel fuel, solar energy, and electric power. The vessel is 12 meters long (39.5 feet) and can cruise at 13 knots on diesel fuel and 7 knots when in zero-emissions mode. A zero-emissions level is achieved with a 6 kW solar array and a 20 kWh battery bank. The yacht is the first-ever production motor yacht with zero emissions in America, according to Reuben...
Published on Monday 8th of March 2010 01:04:34 AM
NY Christmas boat parade changes name, loses fans
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<p>An annual parade of boats on a Long Island river that dropped "Christmas" from its name has apparently lost lots of supporters.</p><p>About 1,000 people showed up Sunday for the Patchogue (PACH'-awg) Boat Parade of Lights. That's 500 fewer than usually showed up when it was called the Patchogue Christmas Boat Parade.</p>
Published on Monday 8th of March 2010 01:04:34 AM
Tax Enforcement Hurts Marina Business (taxing boat usage)
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SOUTHWEST HARBOR — The manager of Dysart’s Great Harbor Marina blames a downturn in business on the Maine Revenue Services’ efforts to enforce the use tax on boats. Letters sent to marina customers by Maine Revenue Services (MRS) stating that boat owners might owe a use tax were not well received, according to Micah Peabody, manager. As a result, some of those customers cancelled their plans for tying up at the marina this summer. “We lost some serious revenue,” Peabody said. Maine law requires any boat less than one year old docked in Maine waters for 30 consecutive days or...
Published on Monday 8th of March 2010 01:04:34 AM
Court Ruling Poses Serious Threat to Boating
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Support S. 2766/H.R. 5949, the Clean Boating Act of 2008 Did you know that a recent court ruling about pollution being dumped from commercial ship ballast water will also require all recreational boats to get permits by September, 2008—despite the fact that 99% of recreational boats do not have ballast tanks? Boats and ships are different, and shouldn’t be treated the same. These costly permits—intended for commercial ships and supertankers that have brought harmful invasive water species into U.S. waters—are being developed right now to tax your boat’s engine cooling water, bilge water, and even deck runoff. This will seriously...
Published on Monday 8th of March 2010 01:04:34 AM
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