Ask a Maritime Attorney - Page 62 of 66

David Weil has been the proud author of the “Ask a Maritime Attorney” column in The Southern California Log Newspaper and Sea Magazine since 2006, with over 300 installments of the column. We have provided links in this section to those articles, covering a wide range of topics of interest to the California maritime and boating communities.

How Can You Find Out About Unrecorded Vessel Liens?

December 28, 2007

In reading your article on maritime liens in the last issue of The Log, I had a few questions that I was hoping you could follow up on. In that article, you indicated that a maritime lien may be valid even if it is not...

No Recording Is Required for Maritime Liens

December 14, 2007

Several years ago, I was sued by an electrician who had done some work for me on my 33-foot motoryacht. I ignored the lawsuit because he was incompetent and I had already paid him for most of the job. He apparently got a...

Be Sure to Insure When Transporting a Yacht by Ship

November 29, 2007

I just bought a 65-foot boat on the East Coast, and I am looking at different methods for transporting the boat to California. Since it’s too big for a truck, my options appear to be limited to sailing it here myself or...

What Constitutes an ’Offshore’ Delivery?

November 15, 2007

I have been researching the requirements for an ’offshore delivery’ to be exempt from California sales tax, and I am confused about the minimum distance that I need to be ’offshore.’ I have read that I need to be more...

Uninsured Boaters Are Subject to Personal Injury Lawsuits

November 1, 2007

I was seriously injured aboard a neighbor’s boat last year, and I have talked to an attorney about a personal injury lawsuit. The attorney has advised against pursuing the claim because the boat was not insured and a...