United States Coast Guard documentation can provide boat owners tons of benefits. Unfortunately, not all vessels can be documented. The first requirement of USCG documentation is that the boat has to be at least five net tons. Then, the owner of the boat is a US citizen. Thus, if your boat is, say, less than…
Purchasing a second-hand boat will let you spend days of sailing or relaxing under the sun. However, it’s difficult to enjoy those moments if the ship you bought is without proper documentation or with liens attached to it. That’s why experts encourage buyers to perform a Coast Guard documented vessel search before making a final…
You have been taking your vessel to exotic and beautiful places and having the time of your life out at sea just like you always dreamed of. Your vessel has been out for a year since the U.S. Coast Guard documented it. While out there enjoying your time with your yacht you did not think…
We always want all of our boaters to stay safe out there. That’s true at any time of the year, but especially during a global pandemic. The weather’s getting nicer, some states and countries are beginning to open up, so we’re all itching to get back out on our boats. That can be very safe,…
Have you tried filling out your vessel documentation at some website only to find that it was difficult to use? Did you set aside time to complete all of your vessel documentation forms on your desktop computer, only to find that you just kept procrastinating and procrastinating? If you did that, you aren’t alone. “Completing…
Maintaining a registered documented vessel will require a lot of attention to each process, but they all have to start somewhere. If you have never documented a vessel, it’s important to know about exactly who gets to document a vessel in the United States. Not only that, but there are different categories under which it’s…
Have you been looking for a vessel documentation site but nothing seems to meet your standard? Doesn’t it feel like an online boat documentation site should make the documentation process easier and not more challenging? Before we designed our vessel documentation site, we searched all through the internet to see what else was out there….
Do you have a foreign-built vessel that you are a bit unclear about what you can and can’t do with it? Is there a non-documented vessel in your possession that you want to use in coastwise trade yet want to make sure you’re 100% in compliance with the authorities? There is a form at our…
Buying a yacht or another large marine vessel for the first time might seem exciting. However, the whole process can be quite tricky. There are several U.S. Coast Guard Documentation you may need in order to achieve your goal. The whole process can be tricky for most of us. There are many different types of…
A boat that’s federally registered is a documented ship. That said, its chain of ownership, build, and liens are recorded with the National Vessel Documentation Center. Thus, when you conduct a US Coast Guard Documentation Search, you’ll find pertinent details about a certain ship that’s been federally documented. Performing a Coast Guard documentation search will…