Records submitted to the Coast Guard for a specific vessel are kept in a vessel abstract of title. However, claiming that it is the definitive history of titles isn’t entirely correct either. If a boat has previously been registered in a different nation or state, the abstract may not include all of the important dates…
All documentation filed to the Coast Guard for a specific vessel is recorded in an abstract of title. However, it isn’t exactly accurate to say that it is the authoritative history of titles. If a boat has been registered in another country or state before, the abstract may not contain all relevant dates and events. …
Did you move your vessel from one hailing port to another and want to change the documentation to reflect that? Or, alternatively, did you just get your vessel documented, and aren’t entirely sure how to mark the port from which your vessel hails? There’s all kinds of questions asked by vessel documentation forms that first-time…
Interested in acquiring a boat that may arouse suspicion regarding its owner or previous owners? Sometimes the price might be tempting, but it could hide mortgages and liens with it. Beware of wrongful vessel owners that want to get rid of unpaid debts by passing them to you. In order to make things right with…
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…