FAQ Category: Boat Name Change

Can Every Boat Renew Their Documentation for Up to Five Years at Once?

Can I Renew My Vessel Documentation for Multiple Years at Once?

Why Makes a “Preferred Mortgage” Preferred?

“Tonnage” in Vessel Documentation

Is My Boat’s Dinghy Included in My Vessel Documentation?

Is Vessel Documentation Necessary for Financing?

Which Party Usually Establishes a Boat’s Build Evidence?

What Documentation Do I Need for Commercial Fishing?

What Documentation is Necessary for Commercial Shipping?

How Can I Access Information About Canadian Vessels?

How Can I Locate Info About a Vessel in The Bahamas?

How Can I Find a Vessel’s Name?

How Do I Find a Vessel’s HIN (Hull Identification Number?)

How Can I Find When a Vessel’s Certificate of Documentation Was Issued?

How Can I Find a Vessel’s Endorsement?

How to Find When a Vessel’s Certificate of Documentation Issued?

Search for Vessel’s Official Number

When Does a Certificate of Documentation Expire?

How Do I Find a Documented Vessel’s Tonnage?

How Can I Add My Spouse to Vessel Ownership?

What Can I Find in a Vessel Documentation Search?

What are the Vessel Documentation Endorsements?

Boat Name Database Access 

What Do I Have to Do With a Certificate of Documentation as a Boat Owner? 

Meaning of “Port” in Latin 

Certificate of Documentation Stolen 

Transfer Title After Spouse Passes Away 

Can I Change from a Recreational Endorsement to a Fishing One? 

How to Know if a Vessel Has an Outstanding Mortgage 

Do Documented Vessels Require Registration in New Hampshire? 

Do Documented Vessels Have to Be Registered in Alabama? 

Is There an Official Boat Number Lookup?

Is a HIN Number the Same as a Vessel’s Serial Number? 

How Can I Change the Name of a Boat Legally? 

Are there advantages to US Coast Guard boat documentation? 

How Can I Check if a Documented Vessel Has a Lien Against It? 

US Coast Guard Boat Documentation Advantages

How Can I Rename a Boat Legally?

Do I Need a Title for My Documented Vessel?

What is an Endorsement in Vessel Documentation?

Define HIN

How Can I Find Out Who Owns This Yacht?

What is a Documented Vessel?

Is a state title the same as documentation?

Do I need to register my documented vessel in Ohio?

How can I check if my vessel is documented or not?

When do I have to renew my documentation?

May I receive faxed copies of completed products prior to mailing?

How do I get a coastwise waiver for a small passenger vessel?

How do I request priority handling?

How do I notify you of my change of address?

May I renew my document early?

Should I return the certificate of documentation with the renewal notice?

May I renew a lost certificate of documentation?

How long is the certificate of documentation valid?

What happens when I sell my documented vessel?

Is the vessel tender documented?

Is a documented vessel exempt from state jurisdiction?

How do I obtain title information for a documented vessel?

Must I submit my application by mail?

Where can I get forms for vessel documentation?

What is a preferred mortgage?

Why Does the Coast Guard Require Designation of a Managing Owner?

How Do I Change the Name or Hailing Port of My Vessel?

How Do I Mark My Vessel?

What Are the Vessel Name and Hailing Port Marking Requirements?

Why and How is Build Evidence Established?

How Do I Establish U.S. Citizenship in the Context of Vessel Documentation?

How is Vessel Ownership Established?

What are the Requirements for Vessel Documentation?

Are There Different Types of Vessel Documentation?

What Vessels Are Exempt from Vessel Documentation?

How do I know if my vessel measures five net tons?

Must my vessel be documented?

What vessels may be documented?

What is Vessel Documentation?