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Originally Posted by Woodsy
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If you read my proposal thouroughly you would see that I included a provision that made the owner of the boat liable for the actions of anyone else who drove the boat. ....
The law of the seas has been around alot longer than this country. The numbers on your boat are not just state registration numbers, they are U.S. Coast Guard numbers, identifying your boat as a U.S. flagged vessel. ...
Woodsy
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A lot of interesting information but some of it may need clarifiying.
In this state the boat owner is civilly liable for any damage caused by anyone operating their boat. You can find this information on the back of your registraion just above where you need to sign it. Vicarious criminal liability for actions by another person is not valid under our legal system for more reasons than anyone would care to read.
Second, the boat numbers are not USCG numbers. Those really are state numbers. The CG used to register boats in states that did not do it themselves. Those states eventually realised there was money to be made...
The current system of numbers follows a federally mandated pattern. A "Documented Vessel" is federally registerred but is not exempt from the state requirements of its home port.