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The Ins and Outs of Coast Guard Documentation: Key Considerations for Vessel Owners

Documentation plays a vital role in vessel ownership, ensuring compliance with regulations, establishing legal status, and facilitating smooth transactions. As a vessel owner, understanding the ins and outs of Coast Guard documentation is crucial. In this article, we will explore key considerations for vessel owners regarding documentation and how Vessel Documentation Online simplifies the process.…

How To Get the USCG Satisfaction of Mortgage

How To Get the USCG Satisfaction of Mortgage?

Are you interested in obtaining a mortgage? If you follow these instructions, you will get the USCG satisfaction of mortgage. The United States Coast Guard (USCG) wants you to be satisfied with your purchase and themselves. They want your mortgage to be a profitable investment for them, so they want it to be a good…

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Getting and Keeping US Coast Guard Vessel Documentation

Do you want to get the right US Coast Guard vessel documentation for your vessel, but aren’t sure where to begin? Does the entire idea of vessel documentation feel opaque or even confusing? As vessel owners ourselves, we were in those same shoes. “Filling out vessel documentation” sounds like “taking a math test” yet for…

National Vessel Documentation Center

What a National Vessel Documentation Center Should Do

We believe that a “National Vessel Documentation Center” should make the documentation process easier for vessel owners. This shouldn’t sound like a revolutionary idea, but it kind of is. The documentation process, as you can probably tell if you’ve dealt with it before, is old. It goes back to the very first Congress of the…

boat bill of sale

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…

MARAD Waiver

How to Apply for a MARAD Waiver

If you have a foreign vessel and want to use it in the United States, either for recreational or commercial use, you will need to apply for a MARAD waiver. That’s because the United States has protections that control access to business between domestic ports. Ships that were built outside of the country must have…

USCG Documentation Can Be Helpful to You

USCG Documentation Can Be Helpful to You

You’re getting ready to buy a recreational boat and are very excited about all the possibilities you have in front of you for fun and adventurous travel. You’ve been seeking the advice of other boat owners, talking to friends, and even checking out social media groups and online forums to get as much advice and…