If there is any Canucks out there who have imported used Mac 26x from the USA. I need to expand my search field and would like to know what is required., seems to be lots in California and Texas
I Emailed BWYachts but havent heard any thing for two weeks.
Trucks also as I will need a good tow vehicle.
importing from USA to Canada
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Gater Dunn
- First Officer
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- Sailboat: MacGregor 26X
- Location: Victoria B.C. Canada N48º25.506 W123º18.178 OakBay Marina
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40Toes
- Engineer
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- Location: St. John's, Newfoundland, Ontario 28 - Formerly 2000 26X
Re: importing from USA to Canada
I did it 3 years ago with my 
and it was painless. This is a good resource http://boating.ncf.ca/buy-usa.html
Rod
and it was painless. This is a good resource http://boating.ncf.ca/buy-usa.htmlRod
Re: importing from USA to Canada
I have a guide called crossing the 49th, it seems to be a fairly complete guide, PM me for details.
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kasmith21
- Chief Steward
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- Joined: Sun Mar 07, 2010 8:41 pm
- Sailboat: MacGregor 26M
- Location: Burlington, Ontario, Canada, 04 26M
Re: importing from USA to Canada
I imported my 2004 26m in April of this year. As 40 toes indicated it was very straight forward and easy. The website he mentioned is excellent and is what I used. A couple of key things to remember are
1- make sure you have separate titles (ownership) for both the boat and trailer
2- Canadian Customs did ask me how I found out about the boat (I told them I found it online), and then asked if I had a copy of the email discussion where we agreed on price. If you buy online you may want to have a copy of the correspondance you had with the seller on your person when you cross the border.
You dont have to pay duty on a Mac since it is made in the good old USA (just the GST/PST or HST). You can save alot of money buying a mac in the US and their is alot more inventory than in Canada.
Good luck to you.
1- make sure you have separate titles (ownership) for both the boat and trailer
2- Canadian Customs did ask me how I found out about the boat (I told them I found it online), and then asked if I had a copy of the email discussion where we agreed on price. If you buy online you may want to have a copy of the correspondance you had with the seller on your person when you cross the border.
You dont have to pay duty on a Mac since it is made in the good old USA (just the GST/PST or HST). You can save alot of money buying a mac in the US and their is alot more inventory than in Canada.
Good luck to you.