Montana LLC yacht documentation from Fort Lauderdale

Montana LLC structures remain common on this water, which is not the same as saying they are invisible. Federal documentation, a properly maintained operating agreement, and a Florida dock that will accept the named owner are three different files. Marinas and HOAs that have been burned will ask who signs for the slip, who insures the hull, and who lives aboard. We place the documentation clerk and the maritime attorney in the same week as the sea trial, not after the wire. Owners who treat the LLC as a costume rather than a record should expect the costume to be asked to leave the dock.