BEWARE when buying a boat!

RIPEBREDFRUIT · Postby **RIPEBREDFRUIT** » May 3rd, 2012, 8:47 am

With the recent speculation of customs regarding USed boats that are NOT registered in TRinidad and Tobago.
There are MANY boats that have been brought into the country that are registered abroad so that they do NOT have to PAY import duties.

IF you are looking at buying a boat locally that was imported that was never registered in trinidad, when Customs in trinidad really get serious and make all these vessels Register YOU as the new owner will be liable for those payments.

Aka........... IMPORT DUTIES and VAT and REGISTRATION Fees, plus go through the entire lenghty process

Just be wary.........

noshownogo · Postby **noshownogo** » May 3rd, 2012, 8:48 am

Also, look out for holes

Mr. Cheese · Postby **Mr. Cheese** » May 3rd, 2012, 8:49 am

Exactly.
Lots of boat owners who brought in boats thru the back door gonna feel it..

Before purchasing a boat down here, one can simply get the Boat Owner's name and go to the Min. of Trade and see if there is there is a genuine import doc.

A prospective buyer can ask the owner to provide proof of shipping docs as well as customs duties/ Vat payments

Postby **crazybalhead** » May 3rd, 2012, 8:50 am

What about foreign used goats, what's the story on those?

uncle sam · Postby **uncle sam** » May 3rd, 2012, 8:51 am

noshownogo wrote:Also, look out for holes

Bareback · Postby **Bareback** » May 3rd, 2012, 8:54 am

crazybalhead wrote:What about foreign used goats, what's the story on those?

If they come from the Vatican I would be suspicious. Any where else, level curry and nuff peppah.

p.s Beware of icebergs.

ole whore · Postby **ole whore** » May 3rd, 2012, 8:55 am

crazybalhead wrote:What about foreign used goatswhat's the story on those?

most of the time it's kangaroo from australia, although it taste similar.

Postby **Team Loco** » May 3rd, 2012, 8:56 am

also, beware of them water taxi type boats, bought for 5 million usd, and sold for 500,000usd. beware. apparantly, they were bought filled with goats

noshownogo · Postby **noshownogo** » May 3rd, 2012, 8:58 am

Do Maritime laws circumvent local Custom screening when sailing vessels from the US?

Bareback · Postby **Bareback** » May 3rd, 2012, 8:59 am

noshownogo wrote:Do Maritime laws circumvent local Custom screening when sailing vessels from the US?

Relevance?????????????

Habit7 · Postby **Habit7** » May 3rd, 2012, 9:00 am

dougla_boy · Postby **dougla_boy** » May 3rd, 2012, 9:07 am

crazybalhead wrote:What about foreign used goats, what's the story on those?

never buy a foreign used goat from Tobago, more than likely it has been roughed up on the edge of a hill or something and reverse gear does stutter 3 times or something apparantly

Gladiator · Postby **Gladiator** » May 3rd, 2012, 9:08 am

The boat can just be repainted and renamed and re registered locally as a locally built boat... nobody checking to see if its authentic. I don't think they have "chassis numbers like on cars" or the anything alike on them (can be wrong)!

Bareback · Postby **Bareback** » May 3rd, 2012, 9:34 am

What about goats, do you have to register them? If so what happens when you curry one is it de-registered? Is there an under ground market for unregistered goats? If so I am sure there are a few catholic priest that might want this investigated.

dougla_boy · Postby **dougla_boy** » May 3rd, 2012, 9:54 am

Bareback wrote:What about goats, do you have to register them? If so what happens when you curry one is it de-registered? Is there an under ground market for unregistered goats? If so I am sure there are a few Tobagonians that might want this investigated.

fixored

RIPEBREDFRUIT · Postby **RIPEBREDFRUIT** » May 3rd, 2012, 9:59 am

Gladiator wrote:The boat can just be repainted and renamed and re registered locally as a locally built boat... nobody checking to see if its authentic. I don't think they have "chassis numbers like on cars" or the anything alike on them (can be wrong)!

Many of the locally produced boats DO have HULL numbers on them and have relevant documents from the manufacturer for proof.

Besides repainting and renaming a hull that has Obvious differences in hull design to trained eyes is not going to HIDE anything.

Postby **W2J** » May 3rd, 2012, 11:11 am

I see a boat owners in TTYC moving around with a 38ft

that importing goat.

Postby **Yeo** » May 3rd, 2012, 11:31 am

RIPEBREDFRUIT wrote:
Gladiator wrote:The boat can just be repainted and renamed and re registered locally as a locally built boat... nobody checking to see if its authentic. I don't think they have "chassis numbers like on cars" or the anything alike on them (can be wrong)!

Many of the locally produced boats DO have HULL numbers on them and have relevant documents from the manufacturer for proof.

Besides repainting and renaming a hull that has Obvious differences in hull design to trained eyes is not going to HIDE anything.

So if anything looking suspect wrt foreign used goat, tell dem to "Hull dey arse!"

MG Man · Postby **MG Man** » May 3rd, 2012, 11:37 am

aye caramba Gary

RapToR · Postby **RapToR** » May 3rd, 2012, 11:49 am

ole whore wrote:
crazybalhead wrote:What about foreign used goatswhat's the story on those?

most of the time it's kangaroo from australia, although it taste similar.

kangaroo taste better