Did you recently acquire a foreign-built vessel and want to use it to make money somehow but aren’t sure about the legality of doing so? Have you found an opportunity for a small passenger vessel and want to have all of your “i’s dotted and t’s crossed” before taking advantage of it? Those are just…
Have you ever really wondered what is the difference between a boat and a ship? A major part of what we want our National Documentation Portal to be is a resource. We want our site to be somewhere where vessel owners can come to learn about vessel phrases and jargon so that they know everything…
Have you been wondering if it’s the right time for your Coast Guard renewal of documentation? Do you find that it’s more difficult to renew your documentation than it should be? That’s just one of the reasons that we started the National Documentation Portal in the first place. Here, we know how onerous it can…
Are you unsure as to whether or not you can register your vessel? Do you want to get a First Preferred Ship Mortgage but don’t know if your vessel would qualify? These are some of the questions that we can help with here at the National Documentation Portal. We didn’t just make this portal for…
Have you been thinking about getting your vessel on the NOAA Boat Registry but aren’t sure if it’s exactly right for you? Did you ever sit down to complete your vessel documentation forms only to find that it’s much, much more difficult and time-consuming than it should be? There are certain vessels that can be…
Have you been looking to take care of different boat documentation forms but aren’t sure if it’s worth it this late in the summer? Do you want to work with a vessel documentation service that actually makes the process easier on vessel owners? Vessel owners from all walks of life have used our boat documentation…
Have you been trying to learn more about one vessel or another? Does it seem like it’s hard to find information you can trust about vessels? Indeed, when you’re trying to find out more about a vessel, it’s not easy to know who you should listen to (and who you should avoid). This is one…
Have you been trying to learn more about a given vessel that you’re interested in but aren’t sure who to turn to for information? Does it feel as if it’s more difficult than ever to find vessel info you can trust? The internet provides lots of information, certainly, but it can be more challenging than…
Have you been looking for an easier way to complete your Coast Guard vessel documentation? When you sit down to do it, does it seem like it’s far more difficult than it ever should be? Those are just some of the reasons that we started our national documentation portal. Here, we make the process easier…
Have you been wondering exactly what a “Coast Guard documented vessel” is? Do you read phrases like “Certificate of Documentation” and it all feels a bit alien, a bit like “legalese” to you? If so, you aren’t alone. So many of us at our site are vessel owners ourselves, so we understand how vessel documentation…