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Is It Time for a Boat Documentation Renewal?

Much like your vehicle, your boat documentation must be renewed on a consistent basis. Failure to do so can result in fines, so it makes sense to keep renewal in mind as the date gets closer so you can get the job done before it expires. Boat documentation renewal can be done online and won’t…

How to Rename A Boat

How to Rename A Boat

There’s a lot of lore surrounding the naming of a boat so if you want to change the name of a vessel, you may be wondering how to do so in a way that honors the boat in question and doesn’t bring you the bad luck you may have heard about from other seafaring individuals.…

what’s the difference between a boat and a ship

What’s the Difference Between a Boat and a Ship?

For those who are uninitiated in the world of seafaring and the various vessels that make up that particular activity, it can be very easy to get mixed up and confused regarding even the most basic of differentiations. Many people use the words boat and ship interchangeably but there are two words for a reason.…

boat name placement

The Significance of Boat Name Placement

When you make the decision to become the owner of a brand new or second hand boat, there are plenty of different rules and regulations that you have to make sure you abide by in order to operate your new vessel on a legal basis. It might not be the first thing that comes to…