T&T: US Customs Entry Decal

[Jonathan D. Taft]

At 02:40 PM 6/3/2008, Ted Stehle wrote:
>I suggest you go on line (www.CBP.gov, click on travel, then pleasure boats,
>then user fee decals) and order. You may obtain the decal when re-entering
>the U.S. but it is a hassle that you do not need to deal with. Having all
>the proper documentation in order prior to clearing customs speeds up the
>process.

I second this advice.  While I understand that it probably goes 
against current DHS/CBP policy, and that Secretary Chertoff would 
almost certainly disapprove, it is still quite conceivable that here 
in downeast Maine that the whole process of reentry into the US based 
on a current decal number prepurchased and registered on the web site 
as corresponding to the boat and with one or two American citizens 
aboard with valid US passport numbers could be completed in five 
minutes over the telephone.  This is only a "hypothetical" of course 
and your mileage may vary.

Jon Taft