Have you been wondering about whether or not to get Coast Guard vessel certification for your vessel? Do you go back and forth on whether or not doing so is right for you? It’s a big decision, not one to be made lightly. We designed our vessel documentation site to not only make it easier…
The Right Coast Guard Form for Life Changes
Has something changed in your life that may potentially affect your vessel documentation but you aren’t sure? Do you feel like you need to update or file one Coast Guard form or another yet you don’t know which one it should be? Our lives change often. When they do, our vessels as well as our…
USCG Documentation Vessel Change of Ownership: Rolling With the Tides
Has it come time for one of the members of your vessel ownership team to move on from co-owning the vessel? Are you in the process of joining a vessel owning partnership with others? Getting a new vessel, even partially, can be the thrill of a lifetime. That said, selling a vessel or your stake…
Changing Your Coast Guard Vessel Documentation Status Properly
Do you know exactly how you want to use your new vessel, yet aren’t sure how to do so while in compliance with the Coast Guard? Does it seem like the rules to what you can and can’t do with your vessel are arbitrary at best? Using your vessel in a manner you see fit…
US Coast Guard Documentation for a Non-US Vessel: the MARAD Waiver
Have you brought a small vessel into the United States that wasn’t made here and are wondering how you can legally use it? Do you want to use your vessel how you’d like, yet also don’t want to run afoul of the law? These are questions that vessel owners have wrestled with for a very…
Boat Documentation Center to Endorse How You Want to Use Your Boat
Did you recently purchase a vessel that you’re planning on using in a commercial capacity? Have you begun filling out your vessel documentation and got to the part that mentioned “endorsement” and now you feel stuck? Vessel documentation forms aren’t really made for vessel owners, exactly – they’re made for the bureaucracy, for authorities. So,…
Lowest Boat Documentation Cost – Literally and Metaphorically
Have you been searching for boat documentation, but don’t want to pay all that much for it? As a vessel owner, you know that every dollar counts. That’s true whether you’re running a business or just use your boat to have a good time. We know that when it comes to your vessel, no matter…
Best Coast Guard Vessel Documentation Search by Number: Abstract of Title
Do you have a vessel’s number, but aren’t sure how to find the vessel? Is there a vessel that you have your eye on purchasing, but want to learn as much as possible about it before you make a decision? As with just about everything else related to vessel documentation, we can help. At our…
Boat Bill of Sale What You Do and Don’t Get
“Why doesn’t your site have a boat bill of sale form?” “When I go to your site, I can’t find a bill of sale. What’s up with that?” Those are some of the most common questions we’re asked about bill of sale forms. And, it’s true: if you go to our vessel documentation site, you…
A Coast Guard Documentation Center Any Vessel Owner Can Use
Have you been searching online for an easier way to complete your vessel documentation, yet everything you find actually makes it more challenging? Does each “Coast Guard documentation center” you encounter seem more confusing than the one before it? That was certainly our experience before we put together our site. When we sat down to…