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…
So many of us here at our US boat registry site are also vessel owners. That’s a major part of the reason we created this site: we wanted to make the vessel documentation process easier. Just like you, before we take our vessels out, we make a plan. We know where we are going, when…
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…
You are the proud owner of a vessel that regularly sails in and out of US waters. You have also registered the vessel with the US Coast Guard, protecting it when you are out on the water and making sure that it is a legal vessel to sail. While you are enjoying your time using…
Are you struggling to complete the Coast Guard’s National Vessel Documentation Center forms accurately, or do you not know which documentation you need to achieve the required outcome? The USCG website is notorious for being difficult to navigate, and you may have tried to find the documents you need without much success. You may have…
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…
Coast Guard boat registration is a “must-have” but not for everybody. Some folks don’t need it on their vessels while others can’t get it. This is one of those laws that you always want to be in compliance with, but may not be certain exactly how it pertains to you. Indeed, this is one of…
People that love boats tend to not love filling out paperwork. The open water, the uncharted sea, the wind in your air as you go out into the water – the kind of folks who yearn for that rarely also enjoy filling out the appropriate documentation. If you’ve been dealing with vessel documentation for any…
Congratulations: you’ve renewed your USCG documentation. That may seem like a mere formality, but for many people, it’s not as easy as it seems. With hectic, busy lives, it’s not always a simple matter to send in necessary forms. It is, however, quite easy to lose track of the reminders you’re sent for these forms,…
Everything about paperwork is off-putting. Even the word “paperwork” sounds boring, like something you want to avoid. At our site, you don’t have to worry about paperwork relating to your vessel. In fact, you won’t have to deal with paper at all. Instead, you can simply go through our site and put in the information…