Did you recently purchase a small vessel that you want to use for transporting passengers, yet it wasn’t made in the United States? Does it seem like you should be able to legally use your vessel how you want? Vessel owners just like you have wrestled with this for some time. The truth is that,…
You have previously registered your boat with the US Coast Guard, and are now able to sail the seas whenever you want. These certificates are not designed to be granted forever, and eventually you will need to renew your boat documentation before the certificate expires. It is important to submit an early USCG renewal application form…
Has your life changed dramatically since you registered your vessel and you aren’t sure what does and doesn’t have to be updated with your registration? Have you gone from one online documentation site to another looking for the forms you need but you can’t quite find them? When your life transitions, your documentation may have…
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…
Does it seem like it’s more challenging to get information about a boat than it should be? Do you ever find yourself filling out one vessel documentation form after another only to get frustrated and want to just not do it anymore? You aren’t alone. Before we started our site, we were just like you:…
We believe that a “National Vessel Documentation Center” should make the documentation process easier for vessel owners. This shouldn’t sound like a revolutionary idea, but it kind of is. The documentation process, as you can probably tell if you’ve dealt with it before, is old. It goes back to the very first Congress of the…
What are the benefits of pre-planning a vessel renewal? All laws and regulations issued by the United States Coast Guard are followed to the letter by our well renowned independent Vessel Documentation Center. If you refuse to cooperate with the inspectors, you risk receiving a fine, which you’ll want to avoid. If you’re modifying or…
Have you been concerned about what to do about your boat bill of sale? Did you search online for a bill of sale form and were unable to find one? Of course, that’s what happened. The reason for that is that there is no set bill of sale vessel documentation form. This is something that…
Have you completed your USCG documentation renewal and want to make sure you’re best prepared for the future? Or, alternatively, have you hit some snags, so to speak, when it comes to your renewal? We can help with that and so much more at our portal. While it might seem like a routine task, we…
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…