This blog is written during the COVID-19 pandemic. As vessel owners, we can adapt to pretty much anything. However, this pandemic has upended and disrupted the world, leaving plenty of uncertainty in its wake. Our USCG vessel registry online site is still open for business. As always, you can go to our site and find…
Category: USCG
Navigate USCG Documentation Forms With Our Help
Many vessel owners have to navigate through the USCG website when they are trying to complete paperwork concerning their vessel. Whether you are searching for initial USCG documentation forms for a new vessel, or are looking for reinstatement pages, bills of sale or a change of port for your current vessel, you may find it…
How To Obtain Your USCG Certificate Of Documentation
If you are the owner of the vessel, then you will need to have some form of registration with either the state or the National Coast Guard. Documenting your vessel with the Coast Guard is the best way to be fully protected both in and out of US waters, and the paperwork can be easy…
The USCG NVDC Vessel Owners Trust
Have you been searching for a place to take care of your Coast Guard documentation, yet none of the sites live up to your expectations? Do you feel like none of the USCG NVDC sites you’ve come to feel like they could do what they say they’ll do and protect your information? When it comes…
Making Sense of Form USCG 1258
Reading can be educational and fun. Reading vessel documentation forms is, well, not. For most boat owners, there are probably several million other things they’d rather do than read and fill out these forms. We absolutely understand that. It’s part of the reason we designed our site how we did: so that these forms were…
Renew Coast Guard Documentation Before you Let it Expire
As you probably know, it’s important that your Coast Guard documentation is always in order. If you are setting sail and your vessel falls under the requirements for registration, then you should avoid letting the registration expire. The way to avoid this is to renew Coast Guard documentation before or right after your registration expires….
What Does A Transfer Exchange Of USCG Documentation Mean?
Whenever you buy or sell a boat, you will need to submit documentation to the USCG. Filing the right report to the Coast Guard will mean that you are now the owner of the boat, or have transferred ownership to another person. This can be especially important to ensure that the Coast Guard is speaking…
Summer Boating Safety Tips From Our USCG Portal
As July turns into August, are you ready to get out on your vessel and enjoy the summer? After having been cooped up in your home all winter long, doesn’t it feel freeing to be on the water? There’s nothing like going out on a boat in the summertime, whether it’s with family and friends…
Is There a List of Documented Vessels?
You have been perusing the for-sale listings of recreational boats for a while hoping that one will jump out at you that has a description that entices you to get more information. If you have never looked at yachts or luxury boats for sale before, you may see a lot of jargon and abbreviations that…
Renewing Your Certificate of Documentation Easier Than Ever Before
Do you know when it’s time to renew your Certificate of Documentation? Have you missed the deadline in the past and want to keep it from happening again? Renewing your documentation is something that has to be done every year. Yet, if you’re like so many vessel owners, it almost “sneaks up on you.” Do…