Buying or selling a boat is a lot like it is for you if you were to buy or sell a used car today. You may post or read advertisements in classifieds or online, visit locations or have prospective buyers come to look at your boat and work to negotiate the deal that is best…
You are getting close to finalizing the deal for the yacht or recreational boat you have wanted, and you are working to get everything in order before the deal is done. You know that you want or need to go through documentation with the United States Coast Guard (USCG), so you decide now is as…
You have been searching around for the perfect boat for quite a while now, and you think you have finally found the one that you really want. It has all the features you are looking for, both inside and out, and is right at the ideal price point for you. It looks like the sale…
Having a boat allows you to go from one state to another. You can visit other places that you can’t go to with your car. But, as a boat owner, you have a responsibility to know how to get a Certificate of Documentation. A boat that’s powered by diesel or gasoline must be registered. Recreational…
If you’re buying a boat and the owner states that it’s a documented ship, you must verify it by conducting a documented vessel search. You need to keep in mind the documented vessel search benefits for you. To start the search, you must enter the official number and vessel name. The 30-day expiration period If…
The excitement you feel at the prospect of buying a boat may be unmeasurable. It does not matter if the boat is for your personal recreational use or for part of your business; just the fact that you are going to own a vessel is enough to make you smile. Before you get too far…
Like so many other conscientious vessel owners, before you head out on the water, you tend to check your own vessel. You make sure that you have everything that you need for a safe and fun trip on the water and that means life jackets that fit, a float plan, the engine, gas lines, and…
We often get asked general boating questions in addition to the questions about vessel documentation. As the holidays approach and the temperatures drop across North America, we’ve been receiving a vessel documentation query that has nothing to do with vessel documentation at all: “how can we boat safely during the holidays?” It’s clear that there…
At Vessel Documentation Online, we believe that our site should be all about vessel documentation. That may sound obvious, but in this industry, it’s unique. We don’t offer anything but an easier way to handle your vessel documentation. We’re not looking to sell subscriptions, or boat parts and accessories on the side, or anything like…
The word “fee” can have many different definitions. Most often, “fee” refers to money, how much you’re paying for something. However, it can also mean “payment,” which is not necessarily currency. A “fee” could be having to sacrifice something or give something up. So, when we say that we offer a “lower USCG vessel documentation…