Spring. If you’ve been waiting all winter to use your vessel, it can be absolutely wonderful. Lush, green grass, and trees everywhere. Warm air. Gentle breezes. Soft, rolling waves. This is the time of year that so many of us get our vessels out of storage and get out on the water – ready for…
Did something happen recently that you worry could cause your documentation status to be in jeopardy? Have you grown concerned that your vessel documentation might be due for renewal soon but aren’t entirely sure? We designed our Vessel Documentation Site to help with these questions and many others. Here, we believe that getting vessel documentation…
Have you been meaning to take care of your USCG renewal, but you just can’t find the time to do it? With everything that you have to take care of, does it feel like there just isn’t enough time in the day to complete your vessel documentation? Don’t beat yourself up about it. You’re busy….
As you might be aware if you are a big vessel enthusiast, the United States Coast Guard (USCG) rules are in constant change: In 2018 they passed a law that allowed boat documentation renewal for recreational vessels to be done from one to five years. In 2022 the law changed: it is now compulsory for…
Just like a car, it is necessary to renew Coast Guard Documentation every year. Failing to renew your documentation will leave you with an expired certificate of documentation. Operating your vessel with an invalid certificate of documentation will leave you liable to potential fines and penalties. Renewing your documentation every year will let you continue…
You’re all ready for your big boat trip. You’ve got everyone together, you’ve got a boat plan, you’ve got the necessary supplies, the weather is fantastic, everything is ready to go. Then, you get on the boat, and… you notice it’s out of fuel. Or, you notice the fuel line has a hole, the engine…
When you have an attractive boat or yacht that you want to use in US waters, you will need to keep it registered with the US Coast Guard. In order to do this, each year you will have to apply for a US Coast Guard vessel renewal form. This is a way to renew your…
The ancient poem goes: “red sky at night, sailor’s delight.” The idea is that if the sky is particularly red as evening becomes nighttime, then presumably the weather on the water will not be so bad. At our Vessel Documentation Online site, we always want there to be as “smooth of sailing,” so to speak,…
When you first purchased your boat last year, the excitement of getting out into the water may have been the only thing you thought about. You had everything in place with your paperwork, equipment, and safety protocols, and all you worried about was how much time you could spend with friends and family using your…
The last time you and your family were driving out to the beach or down past the marina, you saw a boat that you fell in love with right away. Everything about it from the outside seemed perfect to you, and you could not help but notice the prominent ‘For Sale’ sign that was posted…