Vessel documentation renewal is a necessary maintenance item for boats. Regular boat inspections are required to ensure that your vessel is still safe to operate in navigable waters. You may be asked to withdraw your boat from public waterways if you don’t renew the paperwork for your vessel. Many people need a boat to enjoy…
After years of dreaming about getting a ship to enjoy the water life you always wished for, you finally made up your mind. A little vessel documentation lookup is important before getting down to business. After all, you want to buy yourself a boat, not a problem, right? Sometimes, the rush and emotion of investing…
Are you looking into a vessel that you’re interested in, but aren’t sure if you can trust the information you’ve come across? Have you been talking to a motivated seller and want to make sure that what you’re hearing isn’t “too good to be true?” Those are just some of the reasons that vessel owners…
Did you recently come into possession of a vessel that you want to use in a commercial capacity but aren’t sure if it was made in America? Do you have a boat that may not exactly be “new,” and you know it wasn’t made in the United States and you want to see if you…
Are you a proud owner of a vessel that has been registered in the United States? If this is the case, did you know that you may now complete the U.S. coast guard vessel documentation procedure entirely online? In order to get your vessel documented, all you need is an internet connection, and the US…
Do you want to secure a boat loan but don’t know how? Has financing your vessel been a bit trickier than you might like? That’s where a Preferred Ship’s Mortgage (and then later, a Satisfaction of Mortgage form) can come in quite handy. With these forms (and others) you can get that loan you need…
If you’re a US vessel owner, it’s essential to know how the Omicron variant could affect your vessel. As a boat owner, you want to make sure that you are compliant with all United States Coast Guard (USCG) regulations. Recently, there has been some confusion over how the Omicron variant affects boats sailing in US…
If you are new to the boating world you probably may have come across some of the boating vocabularies you are not yet familiar with. Terms like “Marad waiver”, “claim of lien” or “change of endorsement” are pretty common when it comes to vessel documentation, but if one is not yet habituated he or she…
When dealing with a Certificate of Documentation, such as getting a certified copy, a replacement, or deletion, it’s important to know there exists a form for each one of these options. Let’s take a look at them so you can figure out which one you need. Applying For A Certified Copy Of Documentation If you…
The hailing port, it is possible to believe, is solely significant in terms of the actual location of a vessel. And you’d be correct — but you’d be mistaken if you assumed it was just a matter of a vessel’s geographical position. In the United States, experts argue that anything from obtaining a flag of…