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…
The excitement you feel at the prospect of buying a boat may be unmeasurable. It does not matter if the boat is for your personal recreational use or for part of your business; just the fact that you are going to own a vessel is enough to make you smile. Before you get too far…
Like so many other conscientious vessel owners, before you head out on the water, you tend to check your own vessel. You make sure that you have everything that you need for a safe and fun trip on the water and that means life jackets that fit, a float plan, the engine, gas lines, and…
We often get asked general boating questions in addition to the questions about vessel documentation. As the holidays approach and the temperatures drop across North America, we’ve been receiving a vessel documentation query that has nothing to do with vessel documentation at all: “how can we boat safely during the holidays?” It’s clear that there…
At Vessel Documentation Online, we believe that our site should be all about vessel documentation. That may sound obvious, but in this industry, it’s unique. We don’t offer anything but an easier way to handle your vessel documentation. We’re not looking to sell subscriptions, or boat parts and accessories on the side, or anything like…
The word “fee” can have many different definitions. Most often, “fee” refers to money, how much you’re paying for something. However, it can also mean “payment,” which is not necessarily currency. A “fee” could be having to sacrifice something or give something up. So, when we say that we offer a “lower USCG vessel documentation…
At our site, we believe vessel owners shouldn’t have to learn all kinds of esoteric jargon or new technical skills just to be able to get onto the USCG vessel registry. You know how to acquire a vessel, you know how to use it – you shouldn’t have to learn much more than that just…
Perhaps the only thing more beautiful than a body of water in the summer is that same body of water in the winter. Leafless trees, endless skies, and still water: there’s a reason that, for millennia, mankind has made pictures of bodies of water in cold weather. It’s only natural that, if it’s possible for…
For a strong majority of people, summer boating is the best. Warm temperatures, warm water, and warmer sun makes for a great time on the water. However, for plenty of folks, cold weather boating is great, too. Brisk, even cool autumn temperatures, the sight of the leaves onshore, the fact that you’re probably going to…
Getting the right documentation for your vessel doesn’t have to be difficult. It can seem like it is. It can feel like there’s so much paperwork, so much of which may (or may not) apply to your specific vessel. And, if you don’t fill it out in just the right way, you either won’t be…