And I was afraid that with your boat, it's age might make the excise tax high. $177 isn't as bad as I thought it would be. Mine is around 100 because of the age of the boat(antique). Some call it a use tax. It took some getting used to for us. The excise hits never cars heaviest, and then the rate goes down with age. No secret why many Mainers, especially many of the the wealthy, drive old cars.

But you won't need to pay sales tax again, they can't do that. And you're right, nobody walks the docks looking for scofflaws, that I know of. I've still yet to boarded, by any authority, on the coast of Maine.

As you will be registered in NY for 2015, I'd forgitaboutit.