05-16-2007, 12:28 PM
[size 1]If you have a trailerable boat that you might consider using as a tax write-off - you may now donate it to a new program funded by the U.S. Coast Guard. It could help the nation's waterway accident investigators better understand boat collisions.
The National Association of State Boating Law Administrators (NASBLA) is gleaning information from a series of staged, two-vessel collisions starting this September in Virginia. A variety of powered, trailerable watercraft from bass boats, open runabouts and pontoon craft to small cabin cruisers and personal watercraft will be involved. After the staged collisions are performed, NASBLA intends to relocate the subject vessels to the National Transportation Safety Board's Training Academy in Ashburn, VA, where they will be used in future NASBLA boating accident investigation training.
The BoatU.S. Foundation for Boating Safety and Clean Water is assisting NASBLA in its quest to secure donated boats for testing. Officers from the Virginia Department of Game and Inland Fisheries will help conduct the tests and TowBoatU.S. Potomac Marine is assisting with the on-scene logistics of the staged collisions.
Watercraft owners who wish to donate their boat will receive verification of the IRS 501c3 donation for the fair market value. Boats need to be in operating condition - including propulsion - and include a trailer. Boat, motor and trailer certification of legal ownership and assignment to NASBLA is also required (either Certificate of Title, Certificate of Number or a Manufacturer's Statement of Origin).
To donate your boat or if you have questions about the types of boats NASBLA is requesting, call (859) 225-9687 or email info@nasbla.org.
The BoatU.S. Foundation for Boating Safety and Clean Water is a national 501©(3) nonprofit education and research organization primarily funded by the voluntary contributions of the 670,000 members of BoatU.S. TowBoatU.S. is part of North America's largest network of on-the-water towing services for recreational boaters. [/size]
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The National Association of State Boating Law Administrators (NASBLA) is gleaning information from a series of staged, two-vessel collisions starting this September in Virginia. A variety of powered, trailerable watercraft from bass boats, open runabouts and pontoon craft to small cabin cruisers and personal watercraft will be involved. After the staged collisions are performed, NASBLA intends to relocate the subject vessels to the National Transportation Safety Board's Training Academy in Ashburn, VA, where they will be used in future NASBLA boating accident investigation training.
The BoatU.S. Foundation for Boating Safety and Clean Water is assisting NASBLA in its quest to secure donated boats for testing. Officers from the Virginia Department of Game and Inland Fisheries will help conduct the tests and TowBoatU.S. Potomac Marine is assisting with the on-scene logistics of the staged collisions.
Watercraft owners who wish to donate their boat will receive verification of the IRS 501c3 donation for the fair market value. Boats need to be in operating condition - including propulsion - and include a trailer. Boat, motor and trailer certification of legal ownership and assignment to NASBLA is also required (either Certificate of Title, Certificate of Number or a Manufacturer's Statement of Origin).
To donate your boat or if you have questions about the types of boats NASBLA is requesting, call (859) 225-9687 or email info@nasbla.org.
The BoatU.S. Foundation for Boating Safety and Clean Water is a national 501©(3) nonprofit education and research organization primarily funded by the voluntary contributions of the 670,000 members of BoatU.S. TowBoatU.S. is part of North America's largest network of on-the-water towing services for recreational boaters. [/size]
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