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![]() wrote in message oups.com... The I-68 procedure has only been in place, in the past, for the smallest boats. I'm surprised that your Maxum apparently fell into that category. Over 30-feet, we have always had to pay an annual fee of $25 for customs inspection and buy a decal. I'm absolutely confident that the terrorists hoping to cross into the US from Canada won't be doing so on a 38-foot Bayliner or a 42 Grand Banks.....or if they are they won't land anywhere near one of the few Customs offices in the area. Darn. They'll just have to cross one of those unpatrolled little side streets where it's "Whiterock, BC" on the north side of the road and "Blaine, WA" on the other. Our borders are a seive, and (especially the Mexican border) deliberately so. The wages of the poorest 20% of Americans are artificially deflated by competition from illegal aliens, (willing to work without benefits, off the clock, and for a fraction of minimum wage)....thereby saving all employers some money- whether they directly employ the illegals or not. I believe that the US will eventually learn from the European experience and deal with terrorists as criminals, rather than military agents of the currently-out-of-favor dictator in whatever country we randomly choose to name. The smoke and fumes surrounding the crackdown on recreational boaters is a poor excuse for genuine efforts to control the borders. A promising start: http://www.azcentral.com/news/articl...3canada03.html Just don't do it through US territory. |
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![]() "Garth Almgren" wrote in message ... Around 5/4/2005 2:43 PM, wrote: Yes, you can still cross the border with a passport and vessel ID- but you will have to do it in person at a US Customs station rather than checking in by phone. And, considering how short-staffed and short-spaced they were at Roach last summer, that's not an appealing idea. I might just look into getting a couple of these I-68s for the next time my family and I go up north... \ Keep in mind that EVERYONE aboard needs to have the I-68. Can't take friends, relatives or neighbors along unless they have an I-68! Gordon |
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![]() "Shortwave Sportfishing" wrote in message ... On 4 May 2005 14:43:26 -0700, wrote: ~~ snippage ~~ Yes, you can still cross the border with a passport and vessel ID- but you will have to do it in person at a US Customs station rather than checking in by phone. I-68 or NEXUS is for the folks who want to check in by phone. Thanking you very much I am. Yoda??? |
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Around 5/5/2005 9:26 AM, Gordon wrote:
"Garth Almgren" wrote in message ... Around 5/4/2005 2:43 PM, wrote: Yes, you can still cross the border with a passport and vessel ID- but you will have to do it in person at a US Customs station rather than checking in by phone. And, considering how short-staffed and short-spaced they were at Roach last summer, that's not an appealing idea. I might just look into getting a couple of these I-68s for the next time my family and I go up north... Keep in mind that EVERYONE aboard needs to have the I-68. Can't take friends, relatives or neighbors along unless they have an I-68! It's per person, eh? For some reason, I was under the impression it was per vessel. My mistake; The former does make more sense... Make it four instead of a couple. Hmm, maybe we should get one for the dog, too. ![]() -- ~/Garth - 1966 Glastron V-142 Skiflite: "Blue-Boat" "There is nothing - absolutely nothing - half so much worth doing as simply messing about in boats." -Kenneth Grahame, The Wind in the Willows |
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On Thu, 05 May 2005 16:27:34 GMT, "Doug Kanter"
wrote: "Shortwave Sportfishing" wrote in message .. . On 4 May 2005 14:43:26 -0700, wrote: ~~ snippage ~~ Yes, you can still cross the border with a passport and vessel ID- but you will have to do it in person at a US Customs station rather than checking in by phone. I-68 or NEXUS is for the folks who want to check in by phone. Thanking you very much I am. Yoda??? Soda I am - older brother.. |