Smuttynose
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I grew up with boats in NH. As a little kid I never understood why we spent several hours traveling to Maine where my Dad kept the boat stored for the winter. We had tons of room behind the barn after all. Yup, you guessed it. Our ‘Live Free of Die’ state taxed the boat for storage. Maine did not.
And a tidbit of trivia for which this site is infamous, Peter Falk, well known sleuth of Columbo, said one time that he little interest and no experience in TV drama, but that he was recruited for his investigative skills by the producer who had read about his success working for the State of New York collecting taxes that Long Island yacht owners were NOT paying. He also grew up 'messing around boats.' in Northport overlooking Long Island Sound and the Connecticut shore. He loved problem solving and figuring things out and this give him his first job with the NY Debt. of Revenue. He became their tax man of Boat Storage. It all started when he began wondering why all of the boats in marinas and all the boats bustling in the bay during the summer just disappeared in the fall and where completely gone over the winters storage. And in the spring they would miraculously reappeared. You see most Long Island owners avoided paying their New York State 90 day storage ‘fee’ by having their boats dry docked in Connecticut! I remember reading that in the 2 or 3 years he worked the state he collected over 7 million dollars taxes.
And a tidbit of trivia for which this site is infamous, Peter Falk, well known sleuth of Columbo, said one time that he little interest and no experience in TV drama, but that he was recruited for his investigative skills by the producer who had read about his success working for the State of New York collecting taxes that Long Island yacht owners were NOT paying. He also grew up 'messing around boats.' in Northport overlooking Long Island Sound and the Connecticut shore. He loved problem solving and figuring things out and this give him his first job with the NY Debt. of Revenue. He became their tax man of Boat Storage. It all started when he began wondering why all of the boats in marinas and all the boats bustling in the bay during the summer just disappeared in the fall and where completely gone over the winters storage. And in the spring they would miraculously reappeared. You see most Long Island owners avoided paying their New York State 90 day storage ‘fee’ by having their boats dry docked in Connecticut! I remember reading that in the 2 or 3 years he worked the state he collected over 7 million dollars taxes.
