Re using waterline length: For powerboats and bigger sailboats, it is an advantage to use the shortest possible length in their boat names, because they pay dockage fees and sometimes ferry fees based upon boat length. (I can picture a great cartoon for this -- like a DoubleX 23 that has a 23-foot waterline but is 50 feet from bow to stern. <img src="http://www.catsailor.com/forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif" alt="" />
Good point. We co-owned a S-21 Sea Ray Sorrento power boat. 21 feet, right? Wrong, 19.5 feet tip to transom but was taxed at 21 feet despite argument with State authorities. <img src="http://www.catsailor.com/forums/images/graemlins/confused.gif" alt="" />
