Are you in the process of looking for the perfect boat? Or, have you owned your boat for a while and are looking for documentation to reflect changes in your life? Here at Vessel Documentation Online, we’ve helped vessel owners with their documentation at every step of vessel ownership. There is nothing, nothing in life…
It’s easy to be overwhelmed by the prospect of completing a transfer of ownership paperwork when you’re the proud owner of a USCG vessel. But to do that, you will first need to understand several of the process’s essential components. For instance, who is eligible to be named as the property owner? Who, if anybody,…
Are you looking into a vessel (or vessels) that you’re interested in purchasing? Has it felt like there’s no real way to trust the information that you find online about a vessel? With so many different vessel owners online, it can be hard to know what to trust. Obviously, anything that’s “too good to be…
It would help if you did not attempt to document a ship without the assistance of an attorney. As the owner of an American vessel, you should be familiar with the paperwork involved. There are too many moving parts when dealing with the government for you to take care of it on your own and…
Boating in winter is different than doing so in the summer. That said, it has a different kind of magic, an almost mystical air. Riding your boat down a river or lake, seeing the barren trees on the shore, the brisk wind in your hair – these are the experiences of which lifetime memories can…
You should be familiar with the abstract of the title for your vessel if you are the vessel owner. An abstract of title is a record of all of the transactions that have occurred about a specific vessel during its history. It contains information on the history of ownership of the vessel and details about…
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…
The Transfer of Ownership form is a formal document used, among others, to hand over the ownership of a boat from one person to another. On some occasions other than when you are purchasing a vessel, it can be used to make any changes to a vessel’s endorsement status, to add or remove a spouse…
If you’re a US vessel owner, you know it’s essential to file a Notice of Claim of Lien (NOCL) whenever work is done on your boat. The boat owner is usually responsible for paying for necessary repairs or replacement of any equipment on board in case of an accident or casualty. If the vessel is…
Transferring the ownership of a documented vessel can be a complicated process, especially if you are a first-time boat owner that doesn’t know where to start. There are a few things you will need for the process, and all of them will be explained in this article. The first of them, however, will be the…