As the owner of a brand-new vessel, you want to show it off, and you also want to protect it, and make sure that it will be safe in US waters. You also want to make sure that if you are stopped by state led marine patrols that you are able to provide them with…
Looking for how to register a boat quickly? Do you want to register your vessel but don’t want the process to drag on and on? The Maritime Documentation Center was designed to make it easier for vessel owners to handle all of their documentation. That certainly includes the initial registration, as well as renewal, even…
Do you remember the feeling of being in school and discovering that, no, you didn’t have your homework? Hopefully, this never happened to you, but it happened to some of us. That feeling can come back (and even worse) if you should get caught on your vessel without the proper documentation. Of course, the stakes…
Are you unsure which USCG forms are right for your vessel? Does it feel like every year or so there’s another form of documentation you have to get for your boat and you aren’t sure what it is? That’s not just you. The truth is that vessel documentation can seem confusing and opaque even to…
When you are the brand-new owner of a vessel, you will have two choices about how you record your boat in the eyes of the law. Firstly, you can document the boat with the state, which will ensure that you are taxed properly for use and ownership of the vessel, or you could submit an…
Have you been considering documenting a vessel but are on the fence about it? Does it seem confusing as to whether or not you would want to document your boat? At one point or another, many vessel owners feel that same way. After all, when it comes to your vessel, you have so many decisions…